On monitor to re-enter Earths environment and splash down: SpaceX

Axiom-4 mission, that includes Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Crewmates — veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson (U.S.) as commander, Polish engineer Sławosz Uznański, and Hungarian researcher Tibor Kapu pose for an image forward of undocking from the International Space Station, on Sunday (July 13, 2025). Photo: X/@NASA by way of ANI Video Grab

Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla and his crew members are on monitor to re-enter the Earth’s environment and splash down off the coast of San Diego at 3:01 p.m. (2:31 a.m. PT) on Tuesday (July 15, 2025), SpaceX stated.

Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members departed from the orbiting laboratory on Monday (July 14, 2025) onboard the SpaceX Dragon. The Ax-4 crew members’ return journey to Earth commenced at 4:45 p.m. IST because the Dragon autonomously undocked from the forward-facing port of the ISS’s Harmony module and would conclude with a splashdown off the California coast on Tuesday.

Dragon and the @Axiom_Space Ax-4 crew are on monitor to reenter Earth’s environment and splash down off the coast of San Diego at ~2:31 a.m. PT tomorrow.

Dragon may also announce its arrival with a quick sonic increase previous to splashing down within the Pacific Ocean pic.twitter.com/dS3KuHVWdH

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 15, 2025

SpaceX stated that following a collection of orbital manoeuvres after undocking, the spacecraft would reenter and make a splashdown. “The spacecraft will now execute a collection of departure burns to maneuver away from the International Space Station. Dragon will reenter the Earth’s environment and splash down in ~22.5 hours off the coast of California,” the company stated in a submit on X.

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla accomplished all seven microgravity experiments earlier than leaving the ISS. “Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla has efficiently accomplished all seven microgravity experiments and different deliberate actions, reaching a big milestone within the mission. Experiments on Indian pressure of Tardigrades, Myogenesis, Sprouting of methi and moong seeds, Cyanobacteria, Microalgae, Crop seeds and Voyager Display have been accomplished as deliberate,” ISRO stated on Monday (July 14, 2025).

The journey again to earth would take about 22.5 hours.

Published – July 15, 2025 07:36 am IST