Sun, Aug 10 2025 09:56:19 PM Daijiworld Media Network - Washington Washington, Aug 10: SpaceX successfully returned four astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth on Saturday, following a 148-day mission that spanned scientific research and international collaboration. The returning crew—NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov—splashed down aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of San Diego, California, at 11:33 a.m. EDT (9:03 p.m. IST). “Splashdown of Dragon confirmed!” SpaceX posted on X, while NASA welcomed the team back with a message: “Welcome home #Crew10!” This marks the 10th operational mission conducted by SpaceX for NASA under its Commercial Crew Program, further cementing the private company’s role in U.S. space exploration efforts. Launched in March, the Crew-10 team conducted a range of critical experiments aboard the ISS. NASA noted that their work included studies on: • How spaceflight affects mental and physical health • Blood flow between the brain and heart • Lunar navigation techniques