NASA astronaut Mike Fincke waves to officials at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas

jsc2026e002116 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-11 Pilot Mike Fincke waves to officials at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. He departed the International Space Station and returned to Earth the day before aboard the Dragon spacecraft for a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of San Diego, California. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz