Crew-10 astronauts return safely after 5 months on ISS, splashing down off San Diego. Their mission advanced science in space and showcased SpaceX’s role in reliable commercial crew flights.

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab.

The Crew-10 mission, returning on a SpaceX capsule, had replaced astronauts Wilmore and Williams, who were stranded aboard the International Space Station for nine months.