SpaceX Crew-12 tethers to Earth with crocheted 'Planet Gaia' zero-g indicatorAs NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and her three crewmates entered low Earth orbit on Friday (Feb. 13), they became temporary satellites around the planet, each bringing their individual motivations to their shared eight month mission on the International Space Station.
Lifting off on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft "Freedom" at 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 GMT), a Falcon 9 rocket set the four fliers on a path to deliver them to the space station on Saturday...