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[b]Dragon splashes down from station[/b] SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT) on Friday (June 30), off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, marking the return of the company's 28th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft carried approximately 3,600 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo back to Earth. Scientific hardware and samples returning on the mission include the GRIP – Dexterous Manipulation in Microgravity chair used in the ESA (European Space Agency)-sponsored neurology experiments GRIP and GRASP (Gravitational References for Sensimotor Performance: Reaching and Grasping). GRIP studied how microgravity affects the manipulation of objects, while GRASP provided further insight into how the central nervous system adapts to the space environment. The experiments had been on the space station almost six years, and the final in-orbit tests were completed in early 2023. Samples from BioNutrients-2, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Myotones investigations were also returned to Earth for scientific analysis.
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