NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live

NASA and SpaceX have set a target undocking time of no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 7, for the Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station. This undocking would see NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on track to splash down off the coast of California around 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, October 8.

The live return coverage of the Crew-12 mission will be streamed across various platforms; for details on how to watch online, visit https://www.nasa.gov/live. Mission managers are closely monitoring conditions in the recovery area, as the undocking of the SpaceX Dragon depends on several factors, including spacecraft readiness, readiness of the recovery team, weather conditions in the Pacific off the coast of California, and other considerations.

NASA's coverage of the mission is scheduled as follows (all times are Eastern and are subject to change based on real-time operations): On Wednesday, October 7, hatch closure coverage begins at 6 a.m., hatch closing at 6:20 a.m., undocking coverage starts at 7:45 a.m., and undocking at 8:05 a.m. Following the completion of undocking coverage, NASA will provide audio-only communications between the Crew-12, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon's transit away from the orbital complex.

On Thursday, October 8, return coverage begins at 10:20 a.m., the deorbit burn at 10:46 a.m., splashdown at 11:34 a.m., and a post-flight briefing for the Crew-12 return and SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-35 launch is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Media interested in joining the teleconference can contact NASA's Johnson newsroom by 12 p.m. on October 8 for call details at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov or 281-483-5111.