NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions.<\/p>\n
An Oct. 7 undock puts NASA astronauts Jessica Meir<\/a> and Jack Hathaway<\/a>, ESA (European Space Agency) 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.<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s live Crew-12 return coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live<\/a><\/p>\n Mission managers continue monitoring conditions<\/a> in 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.<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):<\/p>\n Wednesday, Oct. 7<\/p>\n 6 a.m.: Hatch closure coverage begins<\/p>\n 6:20 a.m.: Hatch closing<\/p>\n 7:45 a.m.: Undocking coverage begins<\/p>\n 8:05 a.m.: Undocking<\/p>\n Following the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will provide audio-only<\/a> communications between Crew-12, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon\u2019s transit away from the orbital complex.<\/p>\n Thursday, Oct. 8<\/p>\n 10:20 a.m.: Return coverage begins<\/p>\n 10:46 a.m.: Deorbit burn<\/p>\n 11:34 a.m.: Splashdown<\/p>\n 1:15 p.m.: International Space Station briefing for Crew-12 return and SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-35<\/a> launch with the following participants:<\/p>\n Bill Spetch, deputy manager of Commercial, NASA\u2019s Low Earth Orbit Program 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.gov<\/a> or 281-483-5111. To ask questions, media must dial in no later than 10 minutes before the start of the call. The agency\u2019s media credentialing policy<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n For more information about the Crew-12 mission, visit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/nasas-spacex-crew-12<\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Joshua Finch \/ Jimi Russell Sandra Jones \/ Joseph Zakrzewski
\nDr. Liz Warren, deputy chief scientist, NASA\u2019s Low Earth Orbit Program
\nLee Echerd, senior mission manager, Customer Operations and Integration, SpaceX
\nAndreas Mogensen, leader, Human Exploration Group, ESA<\/p>\n
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ joseph.a.zakrzewski@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n