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[b]SpaceX CRS-11 Dragon departs space station[/b] Expedition 52 astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson released the CRS-11 Dragon from the International Space Station's robotic arm at 1:41 a.m. CDT (0641 GMT) on Monday (July 3). "Dragon's been an incredible spacecraft," said Fischer. "I could even say it was slathered in awesome sauce. This baby has had almost no problems, which is an incredible feat considering it's the first reuse of a Dragon vehicle." SpaceX flight controllers in Hawthorne, California, will command the Dragon's deorbit burn leading to the capsule splashing down at 7:12 a.m. CDT (1212 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean. A SpaceX recovery team will retrieve the Dragon and its more than 4,100 pounds (1,860 kg) of cargo, including science samples from human and animal research, biology and biotechnology studies and physical science research. NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, the non-profit that manages research aboard the U.S. national lab portion of the station, will receive time-sensitive samples and begin working with researchers to distribute them within 48 hours of splashdown.
[i]And there goes Dragon... Goodbye to our first return visitor since Atlantis in 2011 — Come on back anytime, we'll leave the lights on for you![/i]
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