NASA Crew-10 Astronauts Conclude Space Station Mission
The NASA Crew-10 mission, including U.S. astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, departed the ISS. After five months, the crew is headed back to Earth, targeting a splashdown off the California coast aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
NASA's Crew-10 astronauts have officially left the International Space Station (ISS) after wrapping up a five-month mission. The four-member team departed aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule, setting course for a scheduled splashdown off the U.S. West Coast.
The crew consists of U.S. astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, who served as the mission commander, alongside Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. They began their journey back to Earth on Friday afternoon.
The Dragon capsule is expected to splash down off the California coast after a 17.5-hour journey, marking the conclusion of the mission aimed at rotating the crew at the orbiting lab.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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