NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts stand side by side in their spacesuits with face shields raised. They extend their arms forward, stacking their hands together in a team huddle while smiling. Pictured at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center ahead of their Feb. 13, 2026 launch to the International Space Station, from left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is ending, with the crew scheduled to return in early October. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will head home from the International Space Station after supporting research that benefits life on Earth and prepares humans for missions into deep space.

Here’s a look back at some of their accomplishments:

Orbital transit

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The crew members look out the window of a Dragon spacecraft during their journey to the space station, a destination that offers a unique vantage point to observe both Earth and the cosmos. Research in microgravity allows the scientific community to experiment through a new perspective, from changes in how cells behave to how materials take shape, space offers new paths to scientific discovery.

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