SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule returned from the International Space Station and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013. The capsule was returned by boat to San Pedro, CA.
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule returned from the International Space Station and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013. The capsule was returned by boat to San Pedro, CA.
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule returned from the International Space Station and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013. The capsule was returned by boat to San Pedro, CA.
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule returned from the International Space Station and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013. The capsule was returned by boat to San Pedro, CA.
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule returned from the International Space Station and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013. The capsule was returned by boat to San Pedro, CA.
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule returned from the International Space Station and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013. The capsule was returned by boat to San Pedro, CA.
Recovery boats approach Dragon after splashdown into the Pacific Ocean on March 26, 2013. Dragon returned from the International Space Station.
Dragon splashes down into the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013.
Private spaceflight company SpaceX recovered its Dragon cargo capsule on March 26, 2013. They tweeted this photo and wrote: "[PHOTO] #Dragon returns to Earth pic.twitter.com/7ombMWqfOp"
SpaceX posted this image of the Dragon cargo capsule, and wrote: "Dragon was released from station at 3:56am PT. Now conducting initial engine burns toward Earth!" Image released March 26, 2013.
This image is one of a series of still photos documenting the process to release the SpaceX Dragon-2 spacecraft from the International Space Station on March 26, 2013.
This image is one of a series of still photos documenting the process to release the SpaceX Dragon-2 spacecraft from the International Space Station on March 26, 2013.
This image is one of a series of still photos documenting the process to release the SpaceX Dragon-2 spacecraft from the International Space Station on March 26, 2013.
This image is one of a series of still photos documenting the process to release the SpaceX Dragon-2 spacecraft from the International Space Station on March 26, 2013.
Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield (right) of the Canadian Space Agency and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA are pictured in the Cupola on the International Space Station during the operations that ultimately led to the release of the SpaceX Dragon-2 spacecraft for its return to Earth after a two week stay aboard the orbital outpost. Image taken March 26, 2013.
The grapple bars delivered to the Space Station by SpaceX's Dragon capsule were unloaded today (March 6).
Residents of the International Space Station removed the two grapple bars delivered by SpaceX's Dragon to the orbiting laboratory today.
The grapple bars delivered to the Space Station by SpaceX's Dragon capsule were unloaded today (March 6).
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield poses with SpaceX's Dragon capsule after it docked successfully with the space station.
The privately built SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is moved into its final position on the International Space Station's Harmony module with a bright Earth in the background in this view captured during the capsule's March 3, 2013, docking. The Dragon capsule is delivery cargo to the space station for NASA.
Chris Hadfield took a self portrait with SpaceX's Dragon capsule as it approached the International Space Station before Docking.
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule flies over sub-Saharan Africa on its way to the International Space Station on March 3.
SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday (March 3).
The robotic arm on the International Space Station latched on to the front of SpaceX's Dragon unmanned capsule to dock it with the station.
SpaceX's Dragon capsule flies high above Sicily's Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe.
A view of the docking hatch of SpaceX's Dragon capsule as seen by a camera on the Harmony module berthing port during rocking operations on March 3, 2013, during SpaceX's cargo delivery mission for NASA.
This amazing view captures SpaceX's Dragon space capsule with the Earth in the background as flight controllers in NASA's Mission Control in Houston remotely operate the International Space Station's robotic arm to dock the capsule on March 3, 2013. The Dragon spacecraft is carrying cargo for NASA under the CRS-2 mission.
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is perched at the end of the International Space Station's robotic arm after being grappled by astronauts on March 3, 2013, during the CRS-2 (SpaceX 2) cargo delivery mission.
This NASA graphic shows the location of SpaceX's Dragon space capsule after its docking with the International Space Station on March 3, 2013. The Dragon capsule is delivering cargo for NASA under the CRS-2 (SpaceX 2) mission.
SpaceX's Dragon capsule is rotated into docking position by flight controllers weilding the International Space Station's robotic arm from NASA's Mission Control in Houston on March 3, 2013.
This NASA graphic shows the location of SpaceX's Dragon cargo, as well as two unmanned Russian Progress cargo ships and two Soyuz crew vehicles at the International Space Station as of March 3, 2013, after the Dragon's arrival during the CRS-2 resupply mission.
SpaceX's Dragon capsule is aligned with its docking port on the International Space Station by flight controllers in Mission Control, controlling the arm remotely, in this view from a NASA camera on March 3, 2013. The Dragon capsule is delivering cargo for NASA under the CRS-2 mission.
A camera on the International Space Station captured this close-up view of the visiting SpaceX Dragon capsule after its capture by robotic arm on March 3, 2013, to deliver cargo under the CRS-2 mission.
Darkness falls over SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule as it and the International Space Station fly over the night side of Earth on March 3, 2013, following a successful robotic arm capture of the spacecraft.
A view of SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo capsule at the end of the International Space Station's robotic arm on March 3, 2013, during the CRS-2 resupply mission.
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft falls under the shadow of the International Space Station after its successful capture by robotic arm on March 3, 2013.
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule is seen with a cloud-covered Earth as a backdrop in this view from an International Space Station camera after the two spacecraft met on March 3, 2013.
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule hovers near the International Space Station during the CRS-2 (SpaceX 2) cargo delivery mission for NASA on March 3, 2013.
A private SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule hovers below the International Space Station on March 3, 2013, just before being captured by the outpost's robotic arm to deliver 1,200 pounds of cargo for NASA during the CRS-2 mission (SpaceX2).
A private SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule hovers below the International Space Station with the Earth in the background on March 3, 2013, just before being captured by the outpost's robotic arm to deliver 1,200 pounds of cargo for NASA during the CRS-2 mission (SpaceX2).
This view shows the computer screen view used by astronauts to monitor the SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule approach to the International Space Station on March 3, 2013, during the CRS-2 (SpaceX 2) mission.
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule is seen from a camera aboard its Falcon 9 rocket after separating from the booster following its March 1, 2013 launch toward the International Space Station on the second cargo mission for NASA. The spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 10:10 a.m. ET.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars skyward after launching from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:10 a.m. EST on March 1, 2013, carrying a Dragon capsule filled with cargo toward the International Space Station. It is SpaceX's third Dragon flight to the station and second cargo mission for NASA.
International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo of the SpaceX Dragon capsule emerging above the clouds on March 1, 2013, after the cargo ship launched from Cape Canaveral, FL.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars toward space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on March 1, 2013 at 10:10 a.m. EST, carrying a Dragon capsule filled with cargo for the International Space Station.
Late cargo is loaded into Dragon before launch to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, FL, on March 1, 2013.
Sun rises over SpaceX’s launch pad at Cape Canaveral, FL, Falcon 9 and Dragon ready to go to space on March 1, 2013.
