Splashdown! NASA"s SpaceX Crew-12 returns to Earth after 238 days in space

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev returned to Earth aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 8, 2026. The Crew-12 astronauts are completed their nearly eight-month mission in orbit with re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA