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Crew-12 Returns to Earth
Issuer publication date: October 8, 2026
Added to The State & Nation: October 8, 2026
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NASA/Keegan Barber
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The four spent nearly eight months aboard the International Space Station.
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Image credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
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