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[b]Dragon released to return to Earth[/b] The SpaceX CRS-16 Dragon cargo craft was released from the International Space Station on Sunday (Jan. 13) at 6:33 p.m. EST (2333 GMT). Robotics controllers remotely commanded the Canadarm2 robotic arm to let go of the space freighter sending it on a solo trajectory back to Earth. Astronaut Anne McClain monitored the activities from the cupola and watched Dragon perform a series of departure burns as it separated itself to a safe distance from the orbital lab. Integrated operations between mission controllers in Houston and SpaceX controllers in California stop when Dragon reaches a point about one kilometer away from the station. SpaceX personnel will retrieve Dragon after it parachutes to a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Monday at 12:15 a.m. EST (9:15 p.m. Sunday PST) then tow it to port in southern California. This will be the first nighttime splashdown and recovery for the Dragon with plenty of moonlight to track its entry.
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