Space
SpaceX Dragon Returns Axiom-4 Crew to Earth From Space Station
School students watch a live stream of the SpaceX capsule returning to Earth from the International Space Station in Kolkata on July 15.
Photographer: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty ImagesA SpaceX capsule carrying Axiom Space Inc.’s crew of astronauts from four nations has reached Earth after 18 days aboard the International Space Station.
The astronauts splashed down off the coast of California at 5:31 a.m. New York time on Tuesday, concluding a mission signaling the Texas-based company’s ambitions to work with countries to expand global access to space.