NASA and SpaceX have Crew-12 undock from the International Space Station and begin the trip home in their Dragon spacecraft. The crew is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California after completing its return journey.
Across outlets, the crew’s mission duration is consistently described as 237 days in orbit. ABC Australia adds detail that the astronauts parachute back to Earth as part of the recovery process following undocking. NDTV reports that the undocking occurs on Oct. 7 and that the splashdown follows on Oct. 8, with a roughly 26-hour return period. NBC News focuses on live coverage of the undocking and return, while the other sources emphasize what to expect during the homecoming and the timeline of the mission phases.
