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The Dragon 2 spacecraft docking with the International Space Station in its CRS-35 mission (Image NASA+)

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A little while ago, SpaceX’s Dragon 2 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station’s Harmony module, completing the first part of its CRS-35 mission. Astronaut Anil Menon and his colleague Joshua Kutryk monitored the operation, but the cargo spacecraft, which blasted off almost exactly two days earlier, completed the maneuvers automatically without any problem. The Dragon spacecraft arrived about half an hour earlier than the time scheduled originally.

The Dragon 2 spacecraft blasting off atop a Falcon 9 rocke to start its CRS-35 mission (Image NASA+)

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A little while ago, the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in its CRS-35 (Cargo Resupply Service 35) mission, also referred to as SPX-35. After almost 12 minutes, it separated successfully from the rocket’s last stage and went en route. This is the 35th mission for the Dragon/Dragon 2 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station with various cargoes and then return to Earth, again with various cargoes.

The Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft splashing down at the end of its Crew-12 mission (Image NASA+)

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A little while ago, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft completed its Crew-12, or SpaceX Crew-12, mission for NASA with a successful splashdown. Aboard were astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Sophie Adenot, and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who had arrived at the International Space Station on February 14, 2026, as part of Expedition 74/75. The Crew-12 members completed SpaceX’s 12th regular crewed mission in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California. The Crew Dragon had left the Station approximately 27 hours earlier.

The Crew Dragon Grace spacecraft lifts off atop a Falcon 9 rocket to begin the Crew-13 mission (NASA+ image).

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A few hours ago, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Grace spacecraft docked with the Harmony module of the International Space Station, completing the first part of its Crew-13 or SpaceX Crew-13 mission that began with its launch about 8 hours earlier. After checking that the pressure is properly balanced, the hatch will be opened to allow Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov to enter the Station and start their mission.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope blasting off atop a Falcon Heavy rocket (Image NASA+)

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A little while ago, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. After just over 31 minutes, it successfully separated from the rocket’s last stage and set course for the area known as L2 (Lagrange Point 2), where its scientific mission will begin.

Originally known as the Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) and later named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, this space telescope had a complicated and unusual history. Various infrared astronomy projects seemed impossible to approve due to a lack of funding, but in 2012, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) donated two unused spy satellites to NASA, each equipped with a mirror the size of Hubble’s, which has a diameter of 2.4 meters. This allowed this project to get started.