NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Marks Last Days on International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Marks Last Days on International Space Station

Astronaut Jessica Watkins is pictured eating a meal

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti works on a laptop computer

Astronaut Bob Hines is pictured looking at the Earth below

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren signs his name on the Harmony module

Astronaut Bob Hines signs his name on the Harmony module

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti signs her name on the Harmony module

Astronaut Jessica Watkins signs her name on the Harmony module

The aurora australis intersects Earth's atmospheric glow

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 11:35 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 14, for the agency’s Crew-4 undocking from the International Space Station to begin their return trip to Earth completing a nearly six-month science mission in orbit. Splashdown is targeted several hours later at approximately 4:50 p.m. off the coast of Florida. 

NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the Crew-4 mission with NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy.

Dragon’s hatch closing, undocking, and splashdown coverage will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA also will host an audio only post-splashdown news teleconference. 

Follow all live events at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: October 2-10, 2022

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