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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.
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SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station
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Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he's away.
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- Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:52:29 UTC.
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SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station
Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission
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