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Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway.
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Second stage and @IridiumComm NEXT satellites now in coast phase.
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Webcast back in about 40 minutes for second stage engine restart and deployment of 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites.
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Despite challenging weather conditions, Falcon 9 first stage booster landed on Just Read the Instructions.
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Back live for final burn and deployment of 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites → spacex.com/webcast
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Successful deployment of 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites to low-Earth orbit confirmed.
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More photos from Falcon 9’s launch of Iridium-7 → flickr.com/spacex
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Dragon and the @Space_Station passed over SpaceX headquarters and across the face of the Moon last weekend. After a month-long stay, Dragon will detach from the orbiting laboratory and return to Earth on August 3. instagram.com/p/Bl8xjJFFrHM/
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting August 7 launch of Merah Putih from Pad 40 in Florida.
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Watch live as @NASA announces the astronauts assigned to fly aboard Crew Dragon and launch from American soil for the first time since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011 → nasa.gov/ntv
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Meet the first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station! blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/
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After a month-long stay, Dragon is preparing to depart the @Space_Station and return to Earth today.
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Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station! Three departure burns are now underway.
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The three departure burns to move Dragon away from the @Space_Station are complete.
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Dragon will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown at 3:17 p.m. PDT.
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Dragon de-orbit burn is now complete and its trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes.
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Dragon’s drogue chutes deployed nominally.
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Dragon’s three main parachutes have been deployed.
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Splashdown of Dragon confirmed. Recovery team en route.
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Dragon returned home yesterday after its second month-long stay at the @Space_Station. It’s now headed to port for a cargo handover to @NASA. instagram.com/p/BmE9Of_l-M-/
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Falcon 9 and Merah Putih are vertical on Pad 40 in Florida. Weather is 80% favorable for the two-hour launch window, which opens Tuesday, August 7 at 1:18 a.m. EST, 5:18 a.m. UTC. spacex.com/webcast
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