Overview

• The SpaceX Dragon Endurance splashed down off Southern California at 11:33 a.m. ET on August 9, concluding the 10th crew rotation under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
• This mission marked the first Pacific Ocean splashdown for a NASA-sponsored crew as part of a new recovery strategy to limit Dragon trunk debris hazards.
• During their 146-day stay, the multinational crew completed 2,368 orbits, carried out over 200 microgravity experiments and conducted a spacewalk to upgrade station systems.
• Their homecoming follows the August 2 docking of Crew-11, ensuring seamless handover and uninterrupted scientific operations aboard the International Space Station.
• Crew-10 comprised NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, highlighting international collaboration in low-Earth orbit.