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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts, including Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on October 8, 2026, after 237 days in space and more than 100 million miles traveled. The mission completed over 3,792 orbits and included record-setting spacewalk achievements. The crew conducted research intended to support future Moon and Mars missions, with experiments that could also have applications for medicine on Earth, marking another milestone in NASA's ongoing collaboration with international space agency partners.