"Rocket launch"

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14 February 2026

The Falcon 9 rocket launches with Crew 12 from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The four crew members head to the Space Station on a nine-month mission, including ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, the second French woman to reach orbit.

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14 February 2026

The Falcon 9 rocket launches with Crew 12 from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The four crew members head to the Space Station on a nine-month mission, including ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, the second French woman to reach orbit.

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14 February 2026

The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket returns to Earth eight minutes after launch, inaugurating Landing Zone 40, or LZ-40, built just meters away from the launching pad.

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#13282692

7 February 2026

A sign warns SpaceX enthusiasts not to drive on a sensitive wildlife habitat, which sits directly across the street from the rocket launch site in Starbase, Texas, on February 6, 2026.

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#13282680

7 February 2026

Orbital Launch Pad B, also sometimes referred to as Pad West, is under construction in Starbase, Texas, on February 6, 2026. In contrast to Starbase's first orbital launch pad, its second has an integrated flame trench and water cooling system, resulting in its drastically different appearance from the original design.

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7 February 2026

Two Starship launch towers stand at Starbase's launch site in Cameron County, Texas, on February 6, 2026.

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7 February 2026

Starbase's launch site is visible on Friday, February 6, 2026. The site now features two Starship launch towers.

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7 February 2026

Starbase's launch site is visible on Friday, February 6, 2026. The site now features two Starship launch towers.

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7 February 2026

A crane, marked by the SpaceX logo, sits near the Starbase launch site in Cameron County, Texas, on February 6, 2026.

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7 February 2026

A Starship launch tower stands at the Starbase launch site at SpaceX's South Texas facility on February 6, 2026.

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7 February 2026

A Starship launch tower stands at the Starbase launch site at SpaceX's South Texas facility on February 6, 2026.

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#13282682

7 February 2026

A gargantuan 700,000-square-foot rocket bay, called the ''Gigabay,'' takes shape at SpaceX's South Texas testing site, called Starbase, in Cameron County, Texas, on February 6, 2026. The project is slated to be completed by December 2026.

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7 February 2026

A 700,000-square-foot rocket bay, called the ''Gigabay,'' takes shape at SpaceX's South Texas testing site, called Starbase, in Cameron County, Texas, on February 6, 2026. The project is slated to be completed by December 2026.

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7 February 2026

A gargantuan 700,000-square-foot rocket bay, called the ''Gigabay,'' takes shape at SpaceX's South Texas testing site, called Starbase, in Cameron County, Texas, on February 6, 2026. A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is parked nearby.

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#13282690

7 February 2026

SpaceX's South Texas facility in Starbase, Texas, features several rocket bays. From left to right, they are Mega Bay 1, Mega Bay 2, and the under-construction Gigabay.

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7 February 2026

Booster 19 prepares for testing ahead of its third Cryogenic Proof test in Starbase, Texas, on February 6, 2026.

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