NASA Crew-10 Astronauts Embark on Return Journey

NASA's Crew-10 astronauts have departed the International Space Station after completing a significant five-month mission. The crew consists of Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, Takuya Onishi from Japan, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. Their return journey is aboard SpaceX's iconic Dragon capsule.

The gumdrop-shaped capsule is slated to splash down off the U.S. West Coast. The mission, marking another successful collaboration between international space agencies, involved a coordinated crew rotation at the orbiting laboratory.

The team embarked on their journey back to Earth on Friday afternoon, undertaking a 17.5-hour trek to the splashdown site near the California coast. Their safe return will conclude this phase of the Crew-10 mission.

(With inputs from agencies.)