Axiom Space Ax-4 Mission Crew Returns Home | International Space Station

Axiom Space Ax-4 Mission Crew Returns Home | International Space Station

Axiom Space Ax-4 Commander & Commercial Astronaut Peggy Whitson (USA)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Astronaut and Ax-4 Pilot Shubhandshu Shukla    

European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut & Ax-4 Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland

Astronaut & Ax-4 Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary

Main parachutes deploy from SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with Ax-4 crew members prior to splashdown off California coast

Track of SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with Ax-4 crew members off California coast

After 18 days in space, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and the Ax-4 astronauts Peggy Whitson (USA), Shubhandshu Shukla (India/ISRO), Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (Poland/ESA), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary) returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of California at 2:31 a.m. PT on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, June 25 at 2:31 a.m. ET.

The private astronauts spent over two weeks aboard the International Space Station, conducting a mission of science, outreach, and commercial activities.

President and COO of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell: "Welcome home Peggy, Shux, Suave, and Tibi! It was an honor to fly you aboard our new Dragon spacecraft and support the first human spaceflight to the International Space Station for India, Poland and Hungary."

Learn more about Ax-4: 
https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax4

Image Credits: Axiom Space/SpaceX
Capture Date: July 15, 2025

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