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SpaceX Crew-12 Returns to Earth
SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts land in Pacific after 10 months on ISS.
In brief
SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts land in Pacific after 10 months on ISS. SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 10 months aboard the International Space Station, marking the end of their mission and the start of a new crew rotation. Originally reported by Space.
Crew-12 astronauts heading home
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission are heading home after nearly 10 months in space.
Undocking from ISS
Crew-12's Crew Dragon capsule, named 'Freedom,' undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday (Oct. 7) at 8:05 a.m. EDT (1205 GMT).
Splashdown schedule
Freedom will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Thursday (Oct. 8) at 11:34 a.m. EDT (1534 GMT).
Press conference
NASA and SpaceX will hold a press conference on Thursday at 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 GMT) to discuss Crew-12's homecoming and the launch of the company's robotic CRS-35 cargo mission to the ISS.
Astronaut team
The crew consists of Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway of NASA, ESA's Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
Mission background
The astronauts launched to the ISS on Feb. 13, 2026, bringing the station to its normal complement of seven crewmembers after a skeleton crew of three since Jan. 15.
Crew-13 arrival
Crew-13 arrived at the ISS on Thursday (Oct. 1) less than eight hours after launch, the quickest-ever ISS trip for an American spacecraft.
Spacewalks
Jessica Meir performed four spacewalks, bringing her lifetime total to seven, and Sophie Adenot became the first French woman to walk in space on Aug. 18.
The one thing
SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 10 months aboard the International Space Station, marking the end of their mission and the start of a new crew rotation.
