SpaceX Dragon Departs Space Station For Gulf Splashdown

Mark Carreau January 12, 2021
The SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle separates from the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—After a one-day weather delay, SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon resupply capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) early Jan. 12 for a first-ever commercial atmospheric re-entry and parachute descent off the Florida coast with a 4,400-lb. scientific and equipment return payload. The...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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