1155 GMT (7:55 a.m. EDT) |
Unberthing |
The robotic arm removes the Dragon spacecraft from a berthing port on the space station's Harmony module. |
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1326 GMT (9:26 a.m. EDT) |
Release |
After maneuvering the Dragon to a point between 30 feet and and 40 feet beneath the space station, the robot arm releases the spacecraft. |
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1329 GMT (9:29 a.m. EDT) |
Departure Burn 1 |
Dragon's thrusters fire for the first of three burns to depart the vicinity of the space station. |
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1330 GMT (9:30 a.m. EDT) |
Departure Burn 2 |
Dragon's thrusters fire for the second of three burns to depart the vicinity of the space station. |
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1336 GMT (9:36 a.m. EDT) |
Yaw Maneuver |
The Dragon spacecraft will complete a 180-degree yaw maneuver. |
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1338 GMT (9:38 a.m. EDT) |
Departure Burn 3 |
Dragon's thrusters fire for the third of three burns to depart the vicinity of the space station. |
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1424 GMT (10:24 a.m. EDT) |
Apogee Reduction Burn |
Dragon's thrusters fire to reduce the altitude of the high point of the spacecraft's orbit to prepare for re-entry. |
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Approx. 1700 GMT (1 p.m. EDT) |
Close GNC bay door |
The door to Dragon's navigation bay will be closed and latched for re-entry. |
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1808 GMT (2:08 p.m. EDT) |
Begin Deorbit Burn |
Dragon's Draco thrusters ignite for an approximately 10-minute deorbit burn to begin the journey back to Earth. |
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1823 GMT (2:23 p.m. EDT) |
Trunk Jettison |
The unpressurized trunk section of the Dragon spacecraft separates. The trunk is designed to burn up on re-entry, while the pressurized capsule returns to Earth intact. |
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1853 GMT (2:53 p.m. EDT) |
Deploy Drogue Parachutes |
Dual drogue parachutes deploy to stabilize the spacecraft at an altitude of 45,000 feet. |
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1854 GMT (2:54 p.m. EDT) |
Deploy Main Parachutes |
Three 116-foot-diameter main parachutes deploy at an altitude of 10,000 feet to slow Dragon's descent to about 11 mph. |
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1902 GMT (3:02 p.m. EDT) |
Splashdown |
Dragon splashes down in the Pacific Ocean about 300 nautical miles west of Baja California. |
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