It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.

"The SpaceX Dragon trunk burns up in Earth’s atmosphere while the capsule, with the Axiom Space Ax-4 crew aboard, speeds ahead safely toward splashdown. Filmed by our 4K cameras on the International Space Station," Sen captioned the video posted on X.

The four crew members of Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission have departed the International Space Station (ISS) and are on their way home after an 18-day stay aboard the orbital outpost. Traveling inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon,