NASA’s Crew-12 Prepares for Return to Earth
Location: ORLANDO, Fla.
NASA’s Crew-12 astronauts are making their way back to Earth after their mission on the International Space Station (ISS). They departed aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft early Wednesday morning.
Crew Begins Journey Home
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev undocked from the ISS at 8:05 a.m. EDT. They are on a return journey that marks the conclusion of their nearly eight-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Real-time audio of the mission is being provided by NASA, including conversations between astronauts and mission control, accompanied by live external video from the ISS.
Splashdown Planned Off California
Timeline:
- 10:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8: NASA will resume full coverage of Crew-12’s return.
- 11:34 a.m.: Splashdown is scheduled off the California coast, followed by retrieval of the spacecraft and crew.
NASA plans to maintain coverage throughout the splashdown and recovery process.
Source: This report is based on information from NASA and SpaceX.
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For a video highlight of the mission, watch here: Watch Video.
