SpaceX, NASA launch 4 astronauts in Crew-12 mission
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The Ariane 6 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Center on the northeastern coast of South America at 11:45 am EST (16:45 UTC), quickly soaring into a clear sky at the tropical spaceport on the power of a hydrogen-fueled main engine and four strap-on solid rocket boosters.
Live updates from NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 astronaut liftoff aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Friday, Feb. 13, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX appears to have a busy month planned for February at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
These advancements in China’s reusable rocket and lunar exploration programs come as NASA prepares to launch a crew of four astronauts on a loop around the far side of the Moon as soon as next month. A US-made lunar lander is likely still a few years away from being ready to transport crews to and from the lunar surface.