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Dragon capsule returns to Earth from space station with 2.1 tons of cargo

Jun 3, 2019

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SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft is grappled by the International Space Station’s Canadian-built robotic arm before release Monday. Credit: David Saint-Jacques/CSA/NASA Closing out a 30-day mission, a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule departed the International Space Station on Monday for a fiery trip back to Earth, culminating in re-entry back into the atmosphere and a parachute-assisted splashdown…