SpaceX Dragon's 2nd Space Station Cargo Delivery (Photos)

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Dragon Capsule Recovered

Matt Hartmann

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.

Dragon Capsule Recovered #2

Matt Hartmann

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.

Dragon Capsule Recovered #3

Matt Hartmann

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.

Dragon Capsule Recovered #4

Matt Hartmann

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.

Dragon Capsule Recovered #5

Matt Hartmann

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.

Dragon Capsule Recovered #6

Matt Hartmann

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.

Dragon Capsule Recovery

SpaceX

Recovery boats approach Dragon after splashdown into the Pacific Ocean on March 26, 2013. Dragon returned from the International Space Station.

Splashdown of Dragon Cargo Capsule

SpaceX

Dragon splashes down into the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013.

SpaceX's Dragon Cargo Capsule Just Before Splashdown

SpaceX (via Twitter as @SpaceX)

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 Dragon Capsule Undocking

SpaceX

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.

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft at ISS

NASA

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.

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