Video: Ignis Mission: Return to Earth
On 15 July 2025, with the splashdown of the Dragon capsule off the coast of California, the Ignis mission ended after a 20-day space journey. ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, during nearly 230 orbits around Earth, completed about 120 hours of telework on the International Space Station and contributed to more than 20 experiments from his orbital office.
Following medical checks on the recovery vessel, SÅ‚awosz flew to shore by helicopter and then traveled from the United States to Germany in order to undergo a week of recovery at the European Astronaut Center. Dozens of people gathered to give him a warm welcome at the Cologne Bonn airport.
Provided by European Space Agency