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After a month at the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule returns safely to earth
- Safi Bello
- Mar 19, 2017
- 1 min read
Recode ---------- The SpaceX Dragon capsule, which was launched to the International Space Station a month ago, has returned safely back to earth with 5,400 pounds of cargo and samples from important experiments. At about 5 a.m. ET, the Dragon capsule was released from the Space Station. Approximately five hours later, the capsule re-entered Earth’s orbit. At around 10:45 ET, SpaceX confirmed that the capsule had successfully splashed down off the west coast of Baja, California. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.