Crew-12 returns to Earth Pacific splashdown, 235 days

Oct 8

ABC shows NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 splashing down in the Pacific near Los Angeles after 235 days on the International Space Station. Muir describes four returnees—two NASA astronauts, a cosmonaut and a European Space Agency astronaut—whose stay included research, maintenance and spacewalks. Recovery footage shows the hatch opening and astronauts emerging; Jessica Meir says the crew is excited to be back on Earth. The splashdown is completed.

France 2 and ABC report the same successful Crew-12 Dragon splashdown in the Pacific off California on October 8 after a stated 235-day ISS stay, followed by extraction and recovery. France 2 focuses on Sophie Adenot, gives 17:34 for splashdown and 18:32 for extraction in its Paris-time context, and calls the stay a European female-astronaut record. ABC places the splashdown near Los Angeles and describes the four returnees as two NASA astronauts, a cosmonaut and a European Space Agency astronaut. It shows recovery footage and airs Jessica Meir saying they are excited to be back on Earth. This is the completed four-person splashdown, distinct from their October 7 ISS departure.