US EditionPrivate Spaceflight Ends with a Pacific Splashdown for Astronauts From India, Poland and Hungary
PACIFIC OCEAN OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA, JUL 16 – The Axiom-4 crew completed 18 days aboard the ISS conducting nearly 60 scientific experiments focused on microgravity and space research, with a safe Pacific Ocean splashdown recovery.
- Axiom Space's private Axiom-4 mission crew of four astronauts undocked their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Grace from the ISS on July 14, 2025, beginning their return to Earth.
- The mission followed a nearly three-week stay during which first-time space travelers from India, Poland, and Hungary joined experienced commander Peggy Whitson to expand commercial spaceflight.
- Grace performed automated engine burns to safely leave orbit and reenter Earth's atmosphere for a planned Pacific splashdown off California, concluding a flight that carried over 60 experiments.
- Whitson said, "Space Station, Grace," as the capsule crossed the ISS safety boundary, while the splashdown was scheduled 22.5 hours after undocking, around 5:31 a.m. EDT on July 15.
- The successful splashdown highlights advancing commercial space operations as NASA plans to retire the ISS by 2030, with companies like Axiom developing future orbital platforms.
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