1927
Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway
1928
Falcon 9’s first stage booster has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship – SpaceX's 80th landing of an orbital class rocket booster
1929
Dragon has separated from Falcon 9’s second stage and is on its way to the @Space_Station! Autonomous docking tomorrow at ~5:10 a.m. EDT
1930
Crew-2 astronauts aboard Dragon check in from orbit. Watch live → spacex.com/launches
1931
A flight-proven Falcon 9 and Dragon fly four astronauts to the @Space_Station
1932
Dragon docking with the @Space_Station soon. Watch live → spacex.com/launches
1933
Dragon remains on track to autonomously dock with the @Space_Station at ~5:10 a.m. EDT
1934
This will be the first time that two Crew Dragons are attached to the @Space_Station
1935
Docking confirmed – second time at the @Space_Station for this Dragon
1936
Targeting Wednesday, April 28 at 11:44 p.m. EDT for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from SLC-40 in Florida → spacex.com/launches
1937
T-30 minutes until Falcon 9’s launch of Starlink; weather forecast is 90% favorable for liftoff tonight → spacex.com/launches
1938
Watch Falcon 9 launch 60 Starlink satellites to orbit → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
1940
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing this booster’s seventh launch and landing
1941
Deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed
1942
After a six-month stay, Dragon and the Crew-1 astronauts are set to depart from the @Space_Station tonight at 8:35 p.m. ET and return to Earth. Weather conditions off the coast of Florida continue to look good for tomorrow’s splashdown at ~2:57 a.m. ET → spacex.com/launches
1943
Watch Dragon depart from the @Space_Station and return to Earth with Crew-1 astronauts @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_illini, Shannon Walker, and @Astro_Soichi → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
1944
This will be the first nighttime splashdown of a US spacecraft with crew on board since Apollo 8’s return in 1968
1945
Separation confirmed. Dragon will perform four departure burns to move away from the @Space_Station
1946
Departure burns complete. Dragon will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in ~4 hours
1947
Dragon’s trunk has been jettisoned and deorbit burn has been initiated
1948
Dragon’s deorbit burn is complete and its nosecone is closed
1949
Drogue and main parachutes have deployed
1950
Splashdown of Dragon confirmed – welcome back to Earth, @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_illini, Shannon Walker, and @Astro_Soichi!
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