Overview

• Dragon Grace undocked from the ISS on July 14 and safely splashed down off the California coast on July 15 after a 22.5-hour return journey.
• SpaceX recovery teams retrieved the four-member crew and conducted initial medical evaluations aboard recovery vessels.
• Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS, has begun a seven-day rehabilitation protocol to readjust to Earth’s gravity.
• During the extended 18-day mission, Shukla completed seven India-led microgravity experiments on life-science subjects including tardigrades, seeds and cyanobacteria.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Shukla’s safe return as a milestone toward India’s Gaganyaan mission and future national space station efforts.