Watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Make Historic Pacific Splashdown

Watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth

After an incredible journey, the astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission are on their final leg home! Their Dragon capsule, aptly named Endurance, is scheduled for a splashdown off the coast of California today at approximately 11:33 AM Eastern time. Endurance undocked from the International Space Station at 6:15 PM Eastern on August 8, carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. They conclude an impressive five-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, departing about a week after Crew-11 arrived to take their place.

During their long tenure on the space station, Crew-10 played a vital role in expanding our understanding of how the human body adapts to extended periods in space. They contributed to crucial research on the physiological and psychological changes astronauts undergo during missions lasting weeks to a year. Among their many studies and experiments, they also observed how blood flows from the brain to the heart in microgravity, providing invaluable data for future deep-space exploration.

This particular return marks a significant first for NASA’s Commercial Crew program, as it’s the first mission to splash down into the Pacific Ocean; previous capsules have typically landed off the coast of Florida. You can witness this historic event live! NASA will begin its broadcast coverage at 10:15 AM Eastern time today, August 9. Tune in to watch Endurance splash down into the ocean on NASA+ or through the embedded YouTube video. NASA will also host a teleconference after the astronauts are retrieved, which will also be streamed live on their website.