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SpaceX Capsule Splashes Down Off California After Eight-Month ISS Mission

The Crew-12 astronauts completed their eight-month mission to the International Space Station with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

4 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 8 Oct 2026 · updated 29d ago

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0%50%100%38%7 Oct, 22:16 UTCnowAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Four astronauts return to earth after an eight-month space mission · 8 Oct, 21:55 UTCBloomberg Markets: SpaceX Crew Capsule Splashes Down After ISS Stay · 8 Oct, 17:52 UTCBloomberg Markets: SpaceX Crew Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific After ISS Stay · 8 Oct, 16:17 UTCPhys.org - latest science and technology news stories: Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space · 9 Oct, 08:13 UTCFortune: ‘We are so excited to be back’: SpaceX’s recovery ship brought back four astronauts to Earth after an eight-month mission · 8 Oct, 20:42 UTC

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4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 8 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Markets published first, on 8 October at 16:17 UTC; Fortune followed 4h 25m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 9 October at 08:13 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Fortune, Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories.

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  • 4 — the market puts it at 38%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if exactly four Starship launches reach space in 2026. It resolves to No for any other number of launches. Readers often mistake the deadline, thinking it applies to the linked story's event rather than the full year of 2026.

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  1. Four astronauts return to earth after an eight-month space mission Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. SpaceX Crew Capsule Splashes Down After ISS Stay Bloomberg Markets ·
  3. SpaceX Crew Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific After ISS Stay Bloomberg Markets ·
  4. Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
  5. ‘We are so excited to be back’: SpaceX’s recovery ship brought back four astronauts to Earth after an eight-month mission Fortune

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