SpaceX Dragon capsule makes safe return from the ISS
Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station! Three departure burns are now underway.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 3, 2018
The three departure burns to move Dragon away from the @Space_Station are complete.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 3, 2018
Dragon will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown at 3:17 p.m. PDT.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 3, 2018
Splashdown of Dragon confirmed. Recovery team en route.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 3, 2018
Its return completes the CRS-15 mission, which brought scientific experiments, crew provisions, equipment and other supplies to the ISS. NASA says it will take approximately two days for the capsule to be retrieved and brought back to port, after which the cargo and experiments it returned will be unloaded.
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