Crew-12 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on 2026-10-08

  • Crew Dragon Freedom splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Oct 8, 2026.
  • The splashdown occurred off the coast of California.
  • The Crew-12 crew included Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev.
  • The Crew-12 crew included two NASA astronauts, one ESA astronaut and one Roscosmos cosmonaut.
  • The event involves NASA, ESA, Roscosmos and SpaceX.

What happened

SpaceX Crew-12 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 2026-10-08. The Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is listed with a splashdown on the same date off California.

What we know

Crew-12 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 2026-10-08.

The Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft had a splashdown on 2026-10-08 at the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

SpaceX Crew-12 is associated with 4 crew members: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev.

Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway are NASA astronauts, Sophie Adenot is an ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev is a Roscosmos cosmonaut.

Why it matters

For lunar-industry tracking, the event is notable because it involves NASA, ESA, Roscosmos and SpaceX, all organizations included in the entity context.

Sources

  1. 1.NASA News Releases
  2. 2.SpacePolicyOnline

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