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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Launch: Astronaut Takes Daughter's Toy

2/9/2026

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission will launch from Florida next week, carrying Jessica Meir, a NASA astronaut, and her daughter's stuffed rabbit.
Meir described an eight-month separation from her three-year-old daughter as emotionally challenging.
International Space Station (ISS) has been inhabited for 25 years and will be decommissioned in 2030.
Pakistan plans to send its first astronaut to the Chinese Space Station in late 2026 under a bilateral agreement with China.

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission will launch from Florida next week, carrying Jessica Meir, a NASA astronaut, and her daughter's stuffed rabbit.
Meir described an eight-month separation from her three-year-old daughter as emotionally challenging.
International Space Station (ISS) has been inhabited for 25 years and will be decommissioned in 2030.
Pakistan plans to send its first astronaut to the Chinese Space Station in late 2026 under a bilateral agreement with China.