At 6:05 a.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station, marking the start of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 return operations.

The spacecraft will autonomously undock from the orbiting laboratory at about 8:05 a.m. to begin its journey back to Earth. NASA’s undocking coverage begins streaming at 7:45 a.m. across multiple platforms. Learn where to watch online:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

After undocking coverage concludes, NASA will distribute audio-only discussions between Crew-12, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit away from the orbital complex.

Live return coverage resumes at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, continuing through splashdown.

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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