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 March 14, 2025 - August 9, 2025 # CREW-10 MISSION [WATCH]() On Friday, March 14 at 7:03 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 10th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-10) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Dragon autonomously docked with the space station at 12:04 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 16. After 145 days docked to the orbiting laboratory, Dragon autonomously undocked at 6:15 p.m. ET on Friday, August 8 and successfully returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California on Saturday, August 9 at 8:33 a.m. PT. Aboard the spacecraft were NASA astronauts [Anne McClain](https://www.nasa.gov/people/anne-c-mcclain/) and [Nichole Ayers](https://www.nasa.gov/people/nasa-astronaut-nichole-ayers/), JAXA astronaut [Takuya Onishi](https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/onishi-takuya/), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew NASA’s [Crew-3](https://www.spacex.com/launches/crew3), [Crew-5](https://www.spacex.com/launches/crew5), and [Crew-7](https://www.spacex.com/launches/crew7) missions to and from the space station. This was the second flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched the SES 03b mPOWER mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew conducted new research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth. #### Mission Crew [](https://www.nasa.gov/people/anne-c-mcclain/)[Anne McClain](https://www.nasa.gov/people/anne-c-mcclain/)Commander [](https://www.nasa.gov/people/nasa-astronaut-nichole-ayers/)[Nichole Ayers](https://www.nasa.gov/people/nasa-astronaut-nichole-ayers/)Pilot [](https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/onishi-takuya/)[Takuya Onishi](https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/onishi-takuya/)Mission Specialist [Kirill Peskov]()Mission Specialist ## Webcast  CREW-10 \| LAUNCHMar 14, 2025  CREW-10 \| DOCKINGMar 16, 2025  CREW-10 \| UNDOCKINGAug 8, 2025  CREW-10 \| SPLASHDOWNAug 9, 2025 ## FOLLOW DRAGON  DRAGON  INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MISSION TIME 28:13:34 DAY/HR/MIN SPEED 26,517 KM/H ALTITUDE 418 KM 100  ### Mission # To The Space Station On its flight to the International Space Station, Dragon executes a series of burns that position the vehicle progressively closer to the station before it performs final docking maneuvers, followed by pressurization of the vestibule, hatch opening, and crew ingress.   #### 01\.Liftoff Falcon 9's first stage lofts Dragon to orbit. Falcon 9's first and second stage separate. Second stage accelerates Dragon to orbital velocity.  #### 02\.Orbit Activation Dragon separates from Falcon 9's second stage and performs initial orbit activation and checkouts of propulsion, life support, and thermal control systems.  #### 03\.Phasing Burns Dragon performs delta-velocity orbit raising maneuvers to catch up with the International Space Station.  #### 04\.Approach Initiation Dragon establishes a communication link with the International Space Station and performs its final orbit raising delta-velocity burn.  #### 05\.Proximity Operation Dragon establishes relative navigation to the International Space Station and arrives along the docking axis, initiating an autonomous approach.  #### 06\.Docking & Pressurization Dragon performs final approach and docks with the International Space Station, followed by pressurization, hatch open, and crew ingress.  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  # [Careers](https://www.spacex.com/careers)[Updates](https://www.spacex.com/updates)[Privacy Policy](https://www.spacex.com/launches/assets/media/privacy_policy_spacex.pdf)[Suppliers](https://www.spacex.com/supplier) © 2026 SpaceX

On Friday, March 14 at 7:03 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 10th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-10) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Dragon autonomously docked with the space station at 12:04 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 16. After 145 days docked to the orbiting laboratory, Dragon autonomously undocked at 6:15 p.m. ET on Friday, August 8 and successfully returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California on Saturday, August 9 at 8:33 a.m. PT. Aboard the spacecraft were NASA astronauts [Anne McClain](https://www.nasa.gov/people/anne-c-mcclain/) and [Nichole Ayers](https://www.nasa.gov/people/nasa-astronaut-nichole-ayers/), JAXA astronaut [Takuya Onishi](https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/onishi-takuya/), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew NASA’s [Crew-3](https://www.spacex.com/launches/crew3), [Crew-5](https://www.spacex.com/launches/crew5), and [Crew-7](https://www.spacex.com/launches/crew7) missions to and from the space station. This was the second flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched the SES 03b mPOWER mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew conducted new research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.  CREW-10 \| LAUNCHMar 14, 2025  CREW-10 \| DOCKINGMar 16, 2025  CREW-10 \| UNDOCKINGAug 8, 2025  CREW-10 \| SPLASHDOWNAug 9, 2025  01\. Falcon 9's first stage lofts Dragon to orbit. Falcon 9's first and second stage separate. Second stage accelerates Dragon to orbital velocity.02\. Dragon separates from Falcon 9's second stage and performs initial orbit activation and checkouts of propulsion, life support, and thermal control systems.03\. Dragon performs delta-velocity orbit raising maneuvers to catch up with the International Space Station.04\. Dragon establishes a communication link with the International Space Station and performs its final orbit raising delta-velocity burn.05\. Dragon establishes relative navigation to the International Space Station and arrives along the docking axis, initiating an autonomous approach.06\. Dragon performs final approach and docks with the International Space Station, followed by pressurization, hatch open, and crew ingress.