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SpaceX Dragon Cargo Craft Leaves International Space Station
The reusable Dragon capsule returns after six months, bringing back over 5,000 pounds of research, including 141 material samples and liquid crystal experiments, NASA said.
- On Friday , SpaceX's CRS-33 Dragon is slated to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off California at about 2:44 a.m. EST, after undocking from the ISS at 12:05 p.m. EST yesterday.
- Dragon is returning a slate of science payloads including Thailand's Liquid Crystals experiment and samples from the Euro Material Aging study after exposing 141 samples to space for a year.
- The capsule performed six station reboosts, a novel capability for Dragon, with five in 2025 and a final maneuver on Jan. 23, a task historically done by Russia's Progress freighter and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus.
- Compared with other cargo ships that burn up on reentry, SpaceX's Dragon can return experiments, potentially enabling scientific advances and spacecraft improvements, NASA officials said.
- With uncertainty over Russia's continued participation, officials note CRS-33's success may help address reboosting if Russia leaves before the late 2030 deorbit, supporting SpaceX's Commercial Resupply Services program.
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