SpaceX Dragon CRS-5 Departs International Space Station

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After nearly a month in orbit the SpaceX Dragon CRS-5 cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station arm's grasp and drifted off into Space heading home.

Release occurred at 19:10 UTC and a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean is planned for 00:44 UTC, Dragon is returning 1,678 kg of cargo to Earth.