NASA reports Crew-12 return after 237-day space-station mission
NASA reports that four Crew-12 astronauts returned to Earth October 8 after 237 days in orbit.
What the record says
NASA’s October 8, 2026 release reports that Crew-12 returned to the Pacific off Los Angeles after 237 days in orbit.
NASA lists a crew science news conference for October 15 at 3:30 p.m. EDT at Johnson Space Center. Sophie Adenot will return to Europe and will not attend that briefing.
The release describes mission research; it does not establish clinical benefits from individual experiments.
Source details and supporting locations.
Practical next step
Read NASA’s official mission account and check the release for current briefing arrangements. U.S.-based media seeking in-person attendance must contact the Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m. EDT October 13; media requesting phone participation must seek details by 9:30 a.m. EDT October 15.
Limits and what is not established
Briefing arrangements may change. These are NASA’s media participation instructions, not a public registration invitation or a guarantee of admission. This record does not establish clinical benefits from the mission’s experiments.
Sources checked October 10, 2026. Later notices may change instructions or arrangements.