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NASA and SpaceX set Oct. 7 Crew-12 return as Crew-13 arrives at Kennedy ahead of ISS launch

NASA and SpaceX plan to undock Crew-12 from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, following an eight-month mission that included research, station work and spacewalks. Separately, the four-person Crew-13 crew has arrived at Kennedy Space Center ahead of a planned Oct. 1 launch to the orbiting outpost.

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Crew-12’s planned return and Crew-13’s arrival frame a closely sequenced ISS crew rotation, with Crew-13’s launch planned for Oct. 1 and Crew-12’s departure targeted for Oct. 7.
Crew-12’s eight-month mission included science, station work and spacewalks, underscoring the operational and research workload sustained by the station’s rotating crews.

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