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SpaceX Dragons Coming and Going at Record Setting Pace
Release of SpaceX-6 Dragon on May 21, 2015 from the International Space Station for Pacific Ocean splashdown later in the day. Credit: NASA/Terry Virts
SpaceX Dragons seem to be flying nearly everywhere these days, coming and going at a record pace to the delight and relief of NASA, researchers and the space faring crews serving about the International Space Station (ISS). As one Dragon returned to Earth from space today, May 21, another Dragon prepares to soar to space soon.
The commercial SpaceX-6 cargo Dragon successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:42 p.m. EDT (1642 GMT) today, Thursday, about 155 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, some five hours after it was released from the grip of the stations robotic arm this morning at 7:04 a.m. EDT as(…)
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Post tags: 1 Year ISS mission, Commercial Space. SpaceX, crs-6, dragon cargo vessel, Falcon 9 rocket, ISS, KSC, NASA, Scott Kelly, SpaceX, SpaceX CRS-6, SpaceX CRS-7, terry virts
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