SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

International Space Station: "Welcome home Dragon! 🪂

@SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida today at 10:30am ET carrying 3,600 pounds of science and hardware back to Earth. This marks the completion of SpaceX’s 28th cargo resupply mission."

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/06/30/spacex-dragon-cargo-splashes-down-returning-science-to-earth/

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

SpaceX: "Splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing SpaceX’s 28th cargo resupply mission to the @Space_Station!"

SpaceX: "Once Dragon has been retrieved by SpaceX’s recovery team, the critical science aboard the spacecraft will be transported via helicopter to @NASAKennedy and provided to researchers"

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

SpaceX: "Drogues deployed"

SpaceX: "Dragon’s main parachutes have deployed"

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

SpaceX: "Dragon’s de-orbit burn is complete and its nosecone is closed; splashdown in ~35 minutes off the coast of Florida"

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

SpaceX: "Dragon’s trunk has separated and the de-orbit burn is underway"

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

SpaceX: "Dragon is on track for splashdown off the coast of Florida today at ~10:30 a.m. ET"

Splashdown: Fri, Jun 30 at ~14:30 UTC.

Note: In the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville Florida.

Note: Because it is just a cargo mission, there will be no splashdown livestream coverage.

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

NASA has posted an after-the-fact dedicated video of the undocking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64c6-sGyFFA

Note: Because it is just a cargo mission, there will be no splashdown livestream coverage.

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

NASA: "Separation confirmed.

@SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon spacecraft undocked from the @Space_Station at 12:30pm ET. #CRS28 will now start its journey home, splashing down off the coast of Florida around 10:30am ET (1430 UTC) on Friday. Follow blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/ for the latest."

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

SpaceX: "Dragon is go to undock"

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

NASA: "Update: #CRS28 is now scheduled to undock at approximately 12:30pm ET (1630 UTC), to ensure solid communications during undocking operations. Dragon's Friday splashdown will not be affected."

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

NASA doesn't seem to have a dedicated livestream, but you can watch the undock coverage on the NASA TV Public Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

Note: Because it is just a cargo mission, there will be no splashdown coverage.

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
C208.4 return from the ISS

Undock: targeting Tue Jun 27 at 16:05 UTC.

Splashdown: targeting Fri, Jun 30 at ~06:30 UTC.

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

SpaceX: "Docking confirmed – Dragon has arrived at the @Space_Station!"

NASA's Kennedy Space Center: "Docking confirmed: At 5:54am ET, the @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the @Space_Station delivering food, @ISS_Research, and a new set of unrolling solar arrays to the International Space Station as a part of the #CRS28 mission."

Undocking is targeting Tuesday, June 27.

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

SpaceX: "Dragon separation confirmed; autonomous docking with the @Space_Station on Tuesday, June 6 at ~5:50 a.m. ET"

Dock: Dock = Tue Jun 06 at ~09:50 UTC.

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

The original Mission Control Audio ended quite a while ago for some reason and I see that there is a new one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG9I0sjDDD4

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

The SpaceX hosted webcast is live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umx-gjHAXsc

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

NASASpaceflight.com is live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fC2ksjj5qw

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

Mission Control Audio is live.

Mission Control Audio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4k-JM9vYiQ

SpaceX hosted webcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umx-gjHAXsc

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Additional Backup Days.

SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

Pri: Mon Jun 05 at 15:47 UTC.
* Dock: Dock = Tue Jun 06 at ~09:50 UTC.
Bk1: Wed Jun 07 at 15:01 UTC.
Bk2: Thu Jun 08 at ~14:38 UTC.
Bk3: Fri Jun 09 at ~14:13 UTC.
Bk4: Sat Jun 10 at ~13:51 UTC.
Bk5: Sun Jun 11 at ~13:28 UTC.
Bk6: Mon Jun 12 at ~13:06 UTC.

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SpaceX - CRS2 SpX-28
F9 B1077.5 + C208.4 from KSC LC-39A

New L-1 weather forecast:
Jun 05 UTC: 60% 'Go'.
* Booster Recovery Weather risk is Moderate.
Jun 06 UTC: No launch attempt.
Jun 07 UTC: 90% 'Go'.
* Booster Recovery Weather risk is Low-Moderate.
Jun 08 UTC: 85% 'Go'.

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