> Science The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is on its way to Earth with four astronauts after undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14. The autonomous undocking sequence began at 4:41 pm IST and the spacecraft named Grace's physical separation from the station was confirmed at 4:46 pm while it was above India's eastern coast. #WATCH: Video of the Moment Axiom Mission 4 Departs the ISS Axiom Mission 4 has officially begun its return journey home. Watch the moment the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station, carrying the four-person crew back to Earth after their historic… pic.twitter.com/fy9xAGIhUN — upuknews (@upuknews1) July 14, 2025 The entire process from undocking to splashdown will be autonomous requiring no action from the astronauts onboard. Space station's view of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after undocking. Image: SpaceX Grace is carrying four astronauts of Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission which includes mission commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla (call-sign Shux) and two mission specialists Tibor Kapu of Hungary and Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (call-sign Suave) of Poland. The spacecraft will now execute a series of departure burns to move away from the @Space_Station. Dragon will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splash down in ~22.5 hours off the coast of California pic.twitter.com/5Wmqr3f63Z — SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 14, 2025