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Dragon parachutes into the Pacific Ocean
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: December 8, 2010

SpaceX released these photos of the Dragon spacecraft parachuting and then floating in the Pacific Ocean after splashing down at 2:02 p.m. EST this afternoon.

Credit: Michael Altenhofen/SpaceX

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