NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Returns Safely After Completing Dozens of ISS National Lab-Sponsored Investigations
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly six months onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the four astronauts of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission have safely returned to Earth. This weekend's splashdown off the coast of California concludes a long-duration science expedition that supported dozens of investigations sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory®.
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and NicholeAyers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov played a vital role in advancing science in space, contributing to biomedical research, physical and materials sciences, technology demonstrations, and student-led experiments. Their work helped push the boundaries of discovery in low Earth orbit to benefit life on Earth and support a sustainable and robust space economy.
ISS National Lab-sponsored projects the crew worked on during their mission include the following:
The ISS National Lab is proud to have partnered with NASA and international collaborators to enable this impactful space-based research for the benefit of humanity. The return of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission marks the successful completion of another science expedition in the ongoing effort to leverage space as an innovation platform.
To learn more about the science supported by the astronauts during this mission, visit our launch page.
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About the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. As a public service enterprise, the ISS National Laboratory® allows researchers to leverage this multiuser facility to improve quality of life on Earth, mature space-based business models, advance science literacy in the future workforce, and expand a sustainable and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the ISS are available to support non-NASA science, technology, and education initiatives from U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS®) manages the ISS National Lab, under Cooperative Agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit our website.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CASIS accepts corporate and individual donations to help advance science in space for the benefit of humanity. For more information, visit our donations page.
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