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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Dragon Splashdown at 11:33 a.m. EDT

At 11:33 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California. This completes a stay in space of 148 days for the four-person crew.

Teams aboard the recovery ship, including two fast boats, are securing the SpaceX Dragon and ensuring the spacecraft is safe for the recovery effort. As the fast boat teams complete their work, the recovery ship will move into position to hoist Dragon onto the main deck with the astronauts inside. Once on the main deck, the crew will egress the spacecraft and receive medical checks before being flown via helicopter to meet up with a NASA aircraft bound for Houston.

NASA will host a post-splashdown media conference at 1 p.m. on the agency’s YouTube channel.

The following will participate in the news conference:

• Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
• Dina Contella, deputy manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program
• Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
• Kazuyoshi Kawasaki, associate director general, Space Exploration Center/Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center, JAXA

Learn more about the mission by following the commercial crew blog, @NASASpaceOps and @space_station on X.

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Elyna Niles-Carnes

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10: SpaceX Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov has completed its deorbit burn as expected ahead of splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California.

Four minutes before splashdown, the drogue parachutes will deploy at about 18,000 feet in altitude while Dragon is moving approximately 350 mph. Less than a minute later, at about 6,000 feet in altitude, the main parachutes deploy while the spacecraft is moving approximately 120 mph.

NASA’s live coverage continues on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more until the crew is recovered from the spacecraft.

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Elyna Niles-Carnes

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Preparing for Splashdown

Live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more as NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, are about an hour away from splashing down aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

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The deorbit burn is scheduled to begin at 10:39 a.m. EDT. Splashdown remains on schedule for approximately 11:33 a.m. Weather conditions remain within the splashdown weather criteria and are “go” at the primary targeted site off the coast of San Diego, California. The Crew-10 mission will be the first crewed flight to splashdown off the coast of California as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Learn more about the mission by following the commercial crew blog, @NASASpaceOps and @space_station on X, as well as the International Space Station’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.  

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Elyna Niles-Carnes

Dragon Undocks, Crew-10 Departs Station for Earth Return

At 6:15 p.m. EDT, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov undocked from the forward-facing port of International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. 

NASA’s return coverage continues with real-time audio-only, and full coverage will resume at the start of the splashdown broadcast. The audio-only feed includes astronaut conversations with mission control and live external video from the orbiting laboratory. 

NASA’s Crew-10 return coverage will resume at 10:15 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9, on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more, until Dragon splashes down at approximately 11:33 a.m. off the coast of California, and crew members are safely recovered. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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Crew-10 Ready to Undock from Station Live on NASA+

NASA’s live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 undocking is now underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

 At 4:20 p.m. EDT, the crew closed the hatch between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and the return to Earth of NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. 

 The spacecraft now will undock from the orbiting laboratory at approximately 6:15 p.m., heading for a targeted splashdown at 11:33 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, off the coast of California. 

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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