0805 GMT (4:05 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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1056 GMT (6:56 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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1057 GMT (6:57 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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1059 GMT (6:59 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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1105 GMT (7:05 a.m. EDT) |
Yaw Maneuver |
The Dragon spacecraft will complete a 180-degree yaw maneuver. |
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1106 GMT (7:06 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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1425 GMT (10:25 a.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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1542 GMT (11:42 a.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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1555 GMT (11:55 a.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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1625 GMT (12:25 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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1626 GMT (12:26 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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1634 GMT (12:34 p.m. EDT) |
Splashdown |
Dragon splashes down in the Pacific Ocean about 246 miles west of Baja California. |
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