Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Final 1st Generation SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs Station and Splashes Down with Science


NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan monitored the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship’s release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm on April 7, 2020.  Credit: @AstroDrewMorgan
7 April 2020

Ken Kremer – - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Following a thunderous launch and one month stay at the International Space Station (ISS) the final first generation SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft departed the outpost Tuesday and returned to Earth with 2 tons of valuable science samples  and materials accomplishing a successful splashdown off the coast of California April 7.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/04/final-1st-generation-spacex-cargo-dragon-departs-station-and-splashes-down-with-science/

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