SpaceX Crew-12 to undock from ISS October 7 after eight months in orbit

The Crew-12 team of Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev will return aboard Dragon Freedom: undocking no earlier than 8:05 a.m. ET on October 7, with splashdown off California targeted for about 11:34 a.m. ET on October 8. The eight-month mission collected medical data for future crewed Mars expeditions.

• Undocking no earlier than 8:05 a.m. ET Oct 7; splashdown about 11:34 a.m. ET Oct 8
• The deorbit burn will slow Dragon by roughly 100 mph (161 km/h)
• The crew spent eight months studying blood flow and cardiovascular risks
• Crew-13 docked with the ISS in 7 hours 55 minutes, a US record