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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Splashdown for SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18273811
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The American SpaceX company's Dragon cargo capsule has splashed down in the ocean off the California coast.
The return to Earth completes a historic first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by a privately operated vehicle.
Impact with the water was confirmed at 08:42 Pacific Daylight Time (15:42 GMT; 16:42 BST).
Fast boats positioned in the splashdown zone were despatched to recover the unmanned capsule.
Early data suggested Dragon came down very close to its targeted location about 900km (560 miles) from the Baja Peninsula.
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