Dragon set to splash down in the wee hours of April 30

  • SpaceX’s 30th Dragon cargo ship departs the ISS
  • Dragon is scheduled to splash down on April 30
  • Dragon is the only cargo craft capable of bringing gear home safely from the ISS

SpaceX’s 30th Dragon cargo ship, known as CRS-30, has departed from the International Space Station (ISS) and is heading back to Earth. The capsule is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida on April 30. Dragon is the only cargo craft capable of safely returning gear from the ISS. This mission marks the 30th successful resupply mission by SpaceX under a contract with NASA. The capsule delivered scientific hardware and supplies to the ISS and is now carrying over 4,100 pounds of cargo and scientific experiments back to Earth. The quick transportation of experiments to NASA’s Space Systems Processing Facility in Florida allows researchers to collect data with minimal exposure to Earth’s gravity.

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Public Companies: SpaceX (N/A), NASA (N/A)
Private Companies: Northrop Grumman
Key People: Matthew Dominick (NASA astronaut), Michael Barratt (NASA astronaut), Jeanette Epps (NASA astronaut), Alexander Grebenkin (Russia’s space agency Roscosmos astronaut)

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