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Crew of @inspiration4x - first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit - returns to Earth
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More pics from @inspiration4x return → flickr.com/spacex
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After its ~one-month stay at the @Space_Station, the Dragon spacecraft supporting SpaceX’s 23rd resupply mission for @NASA will undock from the orbiting lab tomorrow at 9:05 a.m. EDT. Watch live beginning at ~8:45 a.m. → nasa.gov/nasalive
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Separation confirmed! Dragon is performing 3 departure burns to move away from the @Space_Station
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Dragon’s trunk has separated, de-orbit burn is complete, and its nosecone is closed; splashdown in ~40 minutes
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Dragon’s descent as it enters the atmosphere prior to splashdown may be visible in parts of Florida and Georgia
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Splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing SpaceX’s 23rd cargo resupply mission to the @Space_Station!
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Once Dragon has been retrieved by SpaceX’s recovery team, the critical science aboard the spacecraft will be transported via helicopter to @NASAKennedy and provided to researchers
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Dragon reenters Earth’s atmosphere before splashing down off the coast of Florida – completing the fifth reentry of a Dragon spacecraft this year
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The @inspiration4x crew returned to SpaceX this week to share their experiences from training through their multi-day flight around Earth
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Crew-3 astronauts test out their flight hardware ahead of launch later this month
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First firing of a Raptor vacuum engine integrated onto a Starship
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Falcon 9 and Dragon rolling out of the hangar at Launch Complex 39A ahead of launching astronauts this weekend
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Falcon 9 and Dragon vertical on Launch Complex 39A
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Astronauts flying aboard the Crew-3 mission → spacex.com/launches
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Timelapse of Falcon 9 and Dragon going vertical
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete – targeting Sunday, October 31 at 2:21 a.m. EDT for launch of Dragon’s fifth human spaceflight
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Crew-3 astronauts, SpaceX, and @NASA completed a full rehearsal of launch day activities
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Falcon 9 and Dragon are looking good for Sunday morning’s launch. Weather forecast is 80% favorable for liftoff, while teams are keeping an eye on weather along the ascent corridor
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Targeting Monday, November 8 at ~2:00 p.m. EST for Dragon and the Crew-2 astronauts to depart from the @Space_Station and return to Earth → spacex.com/launches
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Following Crew-2’s return to Earth, Falcon 9 will launch Dragon’s third long-duration crew mission to the @Space_Station as soon as Wednesday, November 10; weather forecast is 80% favorable for liftoff
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After a six-month stay, Dragon and the Crew-2 astronauts are set to depart the @Space_Station today at ~2:00 p.m. ET → spacex.com/launches
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Watch Dragon depart the @Space_Station and return to Earth with Crew-2 astronauts → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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