SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Wednesday afternoon, carrying four astronauts who have been there since March.
The undocking was streamed live by NASA on X, formerly Twitter. Meanwhile, a live blog of the event was available on NASA's website.
The commander of Crew-8 is NASA's Matthew Dominick, who graduated from the University of San Diego in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He is also a U.S. Navy pilot who obtained a Master of Science degree in systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.
The other crew members are Michael Barratt, who at 65 is the oldest full-time astronaut to fly in space; Jeanette Epps, who was originally supposed to board Boeing's Starliner spacecraft before being switched to SpaceX; and Alexander Grebenkin, a Roscosmos cosmonaut who served in the Russian military.
Below: Previous video from Crew-8's launch into space.
Crew-8 launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 3 and docked with the ISS on March 5. The quartet of astronauts were sent to replace a crew that had been there since August.
Crew-8 conducted a variety of experiments during their mission, including a study of brain organoids to understand neurodegenerative disorders, extraction of DNA to examine antibiotic-resistant organisms and more. More descriptions about each of the experiments can be found on NASA's website.
The mission was expected to last about six months -- with a target return date in August -- but their return kept getting pushed back due to weather and due to problems with Boeing's Starliner capsule.