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Sam's News — space — 2026-10-11

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7 NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Astronauts Return After 237 Days, 100 Million Miles in Space

Four astronauts—NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos's Andrey Fedyaev—splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on October 8, 2026, after seven months aboard the International Space Station. The mission completed over 3,792 orbits and conducted research to support future Moon and Mars exploration.

  • Crew spent 237 days in orbit and completed more than 3,792 Earth orbits
  • Traveled over 100 million miles total distance
  • Crew launched February 13 and docked with ISS on February 14
  • First space missions for Hathaway and Adenot; second for Meir and Fedyaev
  • Conducted experiments relevant to future lunar and Mars missions

Sources: ScienceDaily AI Web Searched