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 MeirandJack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on schedule to splash down off the coast of California at approximately 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8.
NASA’s live Crew-12 return coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online:
https:www.nasa.gov/live
Mission managers continuemonitoring conditionsin the recovery area, as undocking of the SpaceX Dragon depends on spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather conditions in the Pacific off the coast of California, and other factors.
NASA’s coverage is as follows:
Wednesday, Oct. 7
6 a.m.: Hatch closure coverage begins
6:20 a.m.: Hatch closing
7:45 a.m.: Undocking coverage begins
8:05 a.m.: Undocking
Following the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will provideaudio-onlycommunications between Crew-12, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit away from the orbital complex.
Thursday, Oct. 8
10:20 a.m.: Return coverage begins
10:46 a.m.: Deorbit burn
11:34 a.m.: Splashdown
1:15 p.m.: International Space Station briefing for Crew-12 return and SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-35launch with the following participants:
Bill Spetch, deputy manager of Commercial, NASA’s Low Earth Orbit Program
Dr. Liz Warren, deputy chief scientist, NASA’s Low Earth Orbit Program
Lee Echerd, senior mission manager, Customer Operations and Integration, SpaceX
Andreas Mogensen, leader, Human Exploration Group, ESA
To participate virtually in the teleconference, media must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom for call details by 12 p.m., Oct. 8, at:jsccommu@mail.nasa.govor 281-483-5111.
To ask questions, media must dial in no later than 10 minutes before the start of the call.
The agency’smedia credentialing policyis available online.
https:www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-12
Joshua Finch / Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/james.j.russell@nasa.gov
Sandra Jones / Joseph ZakrzewskiJohnson Space Center, Houston281-483-5111sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov/joseph.a.zakrzewski@nasa.gov
Steve SiceloffKennedy Space Center, Fla.321-867-2468steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov
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