Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and Three Other Astronauts Return to Earth

• Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and his crew members on the Axiom Mission 4 returned to earth after an 18-day stay on the International Space Station (ISS).

• The Dragon capsule splashdown occurred nearly 23 hours after the mission departed from the ISS on Monday.

• The astronauts made their way out of the capsule 50 minutes later, assisted by the medical crew aboard the Space X recovery vessel, Shannon.

• The astronauts were assisted by the team aboard the recovery vessel as they went for routine medical checks after spending nearly three weeks in microgravity conditions.

• Group Captain Shukla will undergo a rehabilitation programme for about a week under the supervision of flight surgeons to help him adapt back to gravity.

• The crew completed 320 orbits of earth, covering 8.4 million miles of spaceflight, over 60 research activities, and 23 outreach events during the mission.

• The crew will undergo their first medical checks onboard the recovery vessel before flying on a helicopter back to land