{
  "id": 12239287,
  "title": "NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nasa-to-stream-spacex-crew-12-return-splashdown-live-12239287",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T21:44:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-stream-spacex-crew-12-return-splashdown-live/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA is planning to broadcast the return and splashdown of SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission live. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, is set to undock from the International Space Station on October 7 at approximately 8:05 a.m. EDT, pending favorable weather conditions. If undocking occurs as planned, the astronauts are expected to splash down off the coast of California around 11:34 a.m. on October 8.\n\nCoverage of the Crew-12 return will be available through multiple platforms. The mission's live coverage can be accessed via NASA's live website. Mission managers will continue to monitor conditions in the recovery area, as undocking depends on various factors including spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, and weather conditions in the Pacific off the coast of California.\n\nThe live coverage schedule for NASA is as follows:\n\nWednesday, October 7: Hatch closure coverage begins at 6 a.m., followed by hatch closing at 6:20 a.m. At 7:45 a.m., undocking coverage will start, and undocking is scheduled for 8:05 a.m. Following undocking, NASA will provide audio-only communications between the crew, the space station, and flight controllers as Dragon travels away from the orbital complex.\n\nThursday, October 8: The return coverage will begin at 10:20 a.m., with deorbit burn at 10:46 a.m. Splashdown is expected at 11:34 a.m. A teleconference to discuss the Crew-12 return and the upcoming SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-35 launch will be held at 1:15 p.m. on October 8. Media interested in participating in the teleconference should contact the NASA Johnson newsroom for call details by 12 p.m. on October 8.",
  "summary": "NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. An Oct. 7 undock puts NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev […] The post NASA to Stream SpaceX…",
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        "title": "NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nasa-to-stream-spacex-crew-12-return-splashdown-live",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:44:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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