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[b]Dragon departs space station[/b] SpaceX's CRS-5 Dragon spacecraft is now on its way back to Earth. The unmanned cargo freighter was released by the station's robotic arm at 1:10 p.m. CST (1910 GMT) on Tuesday (Feb. 10) as the two spacecraft orbited over Australia. The Dragon was detached from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module earlier in the day. The Dragon capsule will execute three thruster firings to move it a safe distance from the space station for its deorbit burn at 5:49 p.m. CST. The spacecraft is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, California around 6:44 p.m. CST (0044 GMT). The craft is returning to Earth with about 3,700 pounds (1,700 kg) of cargo, including science samples from physiology research, biology and biotechnology studies and physical science investigations.
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