Launch to ISS delayed again over weather: NASA

NASA delays Crew-12 launch to the ISS due to weather, now targeting February 13 for liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

NASA is now aiming to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (February 13, 2026), in another delay over weather conditions, the U.S. agency announced.

It is targeting February 13 for the lift-off of Crew-12’s mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a window opening at 5:15 a.m. local time (1015 GMT).

“Mission teams completed a weather review Tuesday morning and have waived off the Thursday, Feb. 12, launch opportunity due to forecast weather conditions along Crew-12’s flight path,” NASA said in a statement.

Weather at the site in Florida has been in fact favorable, NASA officials told a briefing Monday, but higher winds forecast across the rest of the East Coast are to blame for the delays.

These winds could complicate any potential emergency maneuvers, like an early splashdown of the spacecraft carrying the astronauts, for example.

If Friday’s launch goes as planned, the astronauts should arrive at the space station by approximately 3:15 pm on Saturday.