Crew-12
Crew-12 was a NASA and SpaceX crew rotation mission: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev spent 237 days in space, 235 of them docked to the International Space Station. Their Dragon Freedom capsule undocked on 7 October 2026 and splashed down off California the next day.
What happened
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Watch this moment · 8:57
Command of the station is handed over
Jessica Meir, who commanded the station, handed the ceremonial key to cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, who accepted command. The newly arrived Crew-13 joined the station crew for Expedition 75.
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Watch this moment · 6:46
7 October 2026, 5:05 a.m. Central
Hatch closes
The hatch between Dragon Freedom and the station closed. The four returning crew suited up and ran suit leak checks.
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Watch this moment · 21:35
Undocking
After the undock command, Dragon Freedom separated from the station and made its departure burns, leaving the keep-out sphere and the approach ellipsoid.
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Watch this moment · 26:27
Deorbit burn and trunk separation
The deorbit burn began, and after it the trunk was jettisoned.
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Watch this moment · 1:01:54
Blackout and parachutes
The capsule passed through a communications blackout, and then the drogue and main parachutes deployed.
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Watch this moment · 1:14:21
8 October 2026, 8:34 a.m. Pacific
Splashdown
Dragon Freedom splashed down off Los Angeles. It was lifted onto the recovery ship Shannon and the crew left the capsule.
Key facts
| Vehicle | Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 |
|---|---|
| Mission name | Crew-12 |
| Crew | Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Duration | 237 days |
| Outcome | Success |
Videos about this mission
The videos, in date order
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September – October 2026
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Crew-12 Pre-Departure Briefing: Spacewalks, Science and Going Home
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Crew-12 Farewell: Jessica Meir Hands ISS Command to Dubrov
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Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking and Departure
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Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Hatch Closure Aboard Dragon Freedom
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Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking Step by Step
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Crew-12 Hatch Closure: Dragon Freedom Readies to Leave the ISS
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Re-Entry & Splashdown
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Crew-12 Return: Dragon Freedom Splashdown Off Los Angeles
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Sophie Adenot Back in Europe After 237 Days on the ISS
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Crew-12 Crew Look Back on 237 Days Aboard the ISS
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The crew
Jessica Meir was commander, Jack Hathaway pilot, Sophie Adenot an ESA mission specialist and Andrey Fedyaev a Roscosmos cosmonaut, as the postflight conference in video 226 shows. Hathaway flew for the first time.
After landing
Video 226 is the post-flight news conference at the Johnson Space Center on 15 October 2026, where the crew talk about readjusting to gravity, food on the station and the busy mission. Video 246 follows Adenot's return to Europe at Cologne Airport, where she says she would spend two to three weeks at :envihab, ESA's facility, in rehabilitation.
Questions and answers
How long was Crew-12 in space?
237 days, of which 235 were docked to the ISS.
When did they return?
They undocked on 7 October 2026 and splashed down on 8 October off California.
Who was in the crew?
Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev.
Which capsule did they fly?
Dragon Freedom.
Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 10 videos on this page, by NASA, European Space Agency, ESA.
