Friday, June 30, 2017

SpaceX Dragon Headed Back From ISS On Sunday Morning

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft currently docked at the International Space Station is scheduled to return to earth on Sunday, according to NASA. NASA said it will be broadcasting coverage of the departure of the SpaceX dragon starting at 7:15 a.m. PT on July 2nd. SpaceX successfully docked the Dragon on June 5th, delivering 6,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS. The Dragon is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at around 5:16 pm. ET, under control of flight controllers at SpaceX's Hawthorne headquarters. NASA said the capsule will have more than 4,1000 of return cargo. NASA says that SpaceX's dragon is currently its only, space station resupply spacecraft able to return to Earth intact. SpaceX typically returns those capsules to its headquarters via the Port of Los Angeles, in Long Beach. Image: view of the Dragon in space, courtesy NASA.