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,

"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 private visitors to the International Space Station of the Axiom Space Ax-4 mission are set to head back to Earth riding home on the newest SpaceX Crew Dragon making its first return home.

The private Ax-4 astronaut mission will head back home to Earth on Monday morning (July 14), and you can watch the action live. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four Ax-4 astronauts is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday around 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 GMT).

Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced space flier, and rookie crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off on a privately-financed flight to the space station.

After spending nearly 20 days on the International Space Station, the four-member crew of the private commercial Axiom 4 mission undocked on Monday morning and they are making their commute to Earth.