Axiom-4's launch, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, was delayed due to a liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon-9 rocket.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Axiom-4 crew members were assisted out of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and into a recovery vehicle.

The four astronauts of Axiom Mission 4 were the latest to make a splashdown off the coast of California following a stint at the space station.

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft took 22+ hrs to journey from International Space Station, from which it undocked Monday evening; Axiom-4 team was there for 18 days

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has returned to Earth after spending 18 days at the International Space Station. He became the second Indian after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma to go to space since 1984 and the first Indian to go to the space station.

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