NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live
NASA and SpaceX plan to undock the Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 7.
NASA and SpaceX plan to undock the Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 7. The schedule depends on weather, spacecraft readiness, and recovery team status. The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
They will return inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and are scheduled to splash down off the California coast at approximately 11:34 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 8. NASA will stream live coverage of the return across multiple online platforms. Hatch closure coverage begins at 6 a.m. on October 7, followed by undocking coverage at 7:45 a.m.
On October 8, return coverage begins at 10:20 a.m., with a deorbit burn set for 10:46 a.m. Following splashdown, NASA will host a media briefing at 1:15 p.m. featuring representatives from NASA, SpaceX, and the European Space Agency.
Original publication: 6 October 2026 03:14
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