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Four private astronauts had arrived at the Space Station on what was planned to be a 10-day mission. They now return after spending 17 days in zero gravity.
WASHINGTON: The crew of the first fully private mission to the International Space Station departed the orbiting laboratory on Monday to head back to Earth.
The flight home was postponed for several days due to unfavorable weather at the splashdown zone, extending the Axiom crew's stay in orbit.
After multiple days of delays due to poor weather conditions, the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) crew successfully undocked from the International Space Station Sunday night to begin its estimated 17-hour journey back to Earth.
April 24 (Reuters) - The first all-private astronaut team ever to fly aboard the International Space Station (ISS) departed the orbiting outpost on Sunday to begin a descent back to Earth, capping a two-week science mission hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight.