SpaceX undocks Axiom Ax-4 Dragon spacecraft from ISS, splashing down tomorrow

SpaceX has successfully undocked the Dragon spacecraft with the Axiom Ax-4 crew from the International Space Station at 6:15 a.m. CT, making their way back to home on Earth.

The crew consists of Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. These four astronauts lifted off on June 25 via Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

After completing several maneuvers in orbit, the Dragon spacecraft completed docking on the day following the launch.

The spacecraft will now execute a series of departure burns to move away from the @Space_Station. Dragon will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and splash down in ~22.5 hours off the coast of California pic.twitter.com/5Wmqr3f63Z

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 14, 2025

These astronauts have spent around 433 hours, 18 days, and 288 orbits around Earth, covering nearly 7.6 million miles since reaching the orbiting laboratory. During their stay at ISS, they conducted scientific research and experiments.

The Dragon spacecraft is now on a 22.5-hour journey to reach Earth. It will splash down off the coast of California on July 15 at around 4:31 a.m. CT. SpaceX, Axiom Space, and NASA will continue to monitor the weather in the splashdown zone.

Also, the splashdown will be broadcast live with a live stream starting prior to initiating its entire sequence.

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