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Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is ending, with the crew scheduled to return in early October.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NASA
NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base
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Editor’s note: This release was updated on Sept.
30, 2026, to correct the name of the DISCO payload.
Key facts
- 30, 2026, to correct the name of the DISCO payload.
- Reported by NASA and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:11:23 UTC.
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NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base
Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission
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