Crew Dragon capsule comes home in rare pre-dawn splashdown
The Crew Dragon's return closes out a record four-flight campaign to replace the space station's seven-member crew.
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The Crew Dragon's return closes out a record four-flight campaign to replace the space station's seven-member crew.
"As I've said before: In America, when we shoot for the moon, we plant our flag on it," the vice president tweeted following the announcement.
The helicopter will now be used to collect mapping data in support of the Perseverance rover's science mission.
The four Crew Dragon astronauts, delayed by windy weather, head for only the third nighttime splashdown in space history.
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A similar problem cropped up earlier during testing and another flight attempt is planned.
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Four space station astronauts now plan to splash down Saturday to close out an extended 166-day mission.
The timing of the launch and the rocket's trajectory closely matched the paths to orbit used by previous satellites capable of collecting extremely detailed views of ground targets.
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The arrival of one Crew Dragon capsule sets the stage for the departure and return to Earth of another.
The flight is SpaceX's first using a previously flown first stage and Crew Dragon capsule.