SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule unlatched from the International Space Station to begin its slow descent back to Earth, capping off its historic first test flight
NASA officials/SpaceX officials confirmed around 2:30 am ET that the capsule successfully detached from the space station. Crew Dragon is currently whirling through orbit and is scheduled to splash down in the Atlantic Ocean around 8:45 am ET after spending six days in space for the uncrewed demonstration mission.The capsule launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday morning.
— Anne McClain March 4, 2019 Little Earth and the cargo will stay on the space station, while Ripley is headed back home on Crew Dragon.Read MoreCompleting the test mission on Friday will bring SpaceX's Crew Drgon one step closer to flying humans — and ending the United States' years-long reliance on Russia to fly NASA astronauts to and from the ISS. The capsule is SpaceX's first that is designed to carry humans.
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