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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Prepares to Depart Space Station

Original: Station Crew Expands as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Prepares to Depart

The International Space Station's crew has temporarily grown as NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission prepares to return to Earth. The larger complement reflects the overlap between the departing Crew-12 astronauts and newly arrived crew members, a standard handover period aboard the orbital outpost. The four Crew-12 astronauts are wrapping up their mission aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft ahead of undocking and splashdown.

Why now: The upcoming departure and crew rotation aboard the International Space Station is drawing attention from space watchers.

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• Station Crew Expands as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Prepares to Depart · nasa.gov

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