Crew-12’s Return to Earth and the Future of Human Spaceflight

Coverage follows SpaceX’s Crew-12 Dragon capsule as it returns from the International Space Station after 237 days in space. A Bloomberg space correspondent discusses the landing sequence and what may lie ahead for Dragon, Falcon, and NASA’s Artemis program.

■ Crew-12 return and Dragon operations
- Reentry, parachute deployment, and the planned Pacific Ocean splashdown
- The crew’s time aboard the ISS and the Crew-13 handover
■ What comes next
- Questions about Dragon’s future as the ISS program approaches retirement
- Artemis, Starship, and plans for future lunar missions

For viewers following crewed spaceflight, this provides an overview of the return and the programs discussed around it. Consider following future NASA and SpaceX mission updates for developments beyond the topics covered here; the discussion does not provide a detailed engineering analysis.