The members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission – Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi – are all smiles after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. The crew spent seven months aboard the International Space Station.
Along the way, Crew-10 contributed hundreds of hours to scientific research, maintenance activities, and technology demonstrations. McClain, Ayers, and Onishi completed investigations on plant and microalgae growth, examined how space radiation affects DNA sequences in plants, observed how microgravity changes human eye structure and cells in the body, and more. The research conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory advances scientific knowledge and demonstrates new technologies that enable us to prepare for human exploration of the Moon and Mars.
McClain and Ayers also completed a spacewalk on May 1. It was the third spacewalk for McClain and the first for Ayers.
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Image credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
美国国家航空航天局（NASA）SpaceX载人龙飞船第十次任务（Crew-10）的成员——俄罗斯航天国家集团（Roscosmos）宇航员基里尔·佩斯科夫（左）、NASA宇航员尼科尔·艾尔斯和安妮·麦克莱恩，以及日本宇宙航空研究开发机构（JAXA）宇航员大西卓哉——于2025年8月9日（星期六）顺利在美国加利福尼亚州圣迭戈海岸外的太平洋海域溅落后，面带笑容合影留念。该组宇航员已在国际空间站驻留七个月。
在此期间，Crew-10团队投入了数百小时用于科学研究、设备维护和技术验证。麦克莱恩、艾尔斯和大西卓哉开展了多项研究，包括植物与微藻的生长实验、空间辐射对植物DNA序列的影响分析、微重力环境下人体眼部结构与细胞变化的观测等。这些在轨研究不仅拓展了科学认知，还验证了多项新技术，为未来人类登月及火星探索做好准备。
此外，麦克莱恩与艾尔斯还于5月1日完成了一次出舱活动，这是麦克莱恩的第三次太空行走，也是艾尔斯的首次。
图片来源: NASA/Keegan Barber
