# SpaceX Crew-12 Returns to Earth

> SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts land in Pacific after 10 months on ISS.
- Title: SpaceX Crew-12 Returns to Earth · Space | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Published: 2026-10-06T16:00:00+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.