SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth from space station

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX Dragon is back on Earth.
The
commercial cargo ship splashed into the Pacific on Sunday, just five
hours after leaving the International Space Station. It brought back
3,500 pounds of science samples and old equipment for NASA.
SpaceX said the Dragon capsule came down off Mexico’s Baja California coast. The company is based in
Southern California.
The
Dragon spent a month at the orbiting lab, delivering a full shipment on
Easter Sunday. Astronaut Steven Swanson, the station commander, used
the big robot arm to set the Dragon free.
It’s the only supply ship capable of returning items to Earth. The others burn up on re-entry.
This was the fourth Dragon capsule to bring back station goods.
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