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  "path": "/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/02/13/crew-12-max-q-main-engine-cutoff-stage-separation/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T10:20:07.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nasa.gov",
  "tags": [
    "Commercial Crew",
    "International Space Station (ISS)",
    "Jack Hathaway",
    "Jessica U. Meir",
    "Kennedy Space Center",
    "Crew-12: Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff, Stage Separation",
    "NASA Science"
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  "textContent": "SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket reached Max-Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket. Following this, first stage main engine cutoff occurred, and the rocket’s first and second stages have separated. The rocket’s first-stage booster is scheduled to return to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida — marking […]\n\nThe post Crew-12: Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff, Stage Separation appeared first on NASA Science.",
  "title": "Crew-12: Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff, Stage Separation"
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