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May 31, 2012 05:05 pm

After Trip to ISS, SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Returns Safely To Earth


thomas.kane writes "SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft has successfully reentered and is now safely in the waters of the Pacific Ocean after more than 9 days in space. The Dragon capsule became the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station on May 25; SpaceX is contracted by NASA for at least 12 more flights in the coming months bringing supplies to the space station and returning science done on board back to Earth."Reader MightyMartian adds a link to coverage at the BBC.

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