The SpaceX Dragon's return journey from the International Space Station
In short: Watch the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft depart the orbital outpost to begin its descent back to Earth, marking a successful mission of orbital resupply.
Following a mission that delivered over 2.5 tons of experiments and supplies to the International Space Hall, the Dragon spacecraft departed the station on May 18. Footage shows the vessel descending via parachutes into Pacific waters, close to Baja, California. This mission represented the third commercial resupply flight conducted by SpaceX to the station.
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