It was touchdown time! NASA's Crew-10 team—American pilots Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov—safely splashed down into the Pacific off the Southern California coast on Saturday, wrapping up an epic five-month stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 🚀🌊
They hopped onto a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for the ride home, parachuting under giant orange chutes after bidding farewell to their floating research lab. Their mission kicked off in March, stepping in for astronauts who got stuck waiting on Boeing's Starliner test flight. Talk about a last-minute save! 🙌
Over the past 150 days, the Crew-10 crew ran experiments—from studying how plants grow in microgravity (space gardening!) to testing tech that could power future Mars trips. They also clocked over a hundred sunrises and sunsets daily as they orbited 400 km above Earth. 🌍✨
When the capsule hit the waves, SpaceX Mission Control crackled a cheerful welcome home, marking a flawless return. Next up: real food, a hot shower, and maybe a surf session to stretch those space legs. 🏄♀️
For all the tech fans in Bangalore, Jakarta, Dhaka, and beyond, this splashdown is a reminder: when innovation and teamwork unite, even the sky’s not the limit. Who knows—maybe the next space pioneer is reading this right now! 🌟
This mission shows how SpaceX and other commercial partners are shaking up space travel—making Earth orbit more accessible for future explorers across Asia and beyond. 🌏💡
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NASA's Crew-10 astronauts return home from International Space Station
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