Dragon spaceship being packed before undocking

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his crewmates from Expedition 53 were in charge of loading Dragon spacecraft for the its return to Earth, packing it with station gear and science experiments for analysis back on Earth.

The cargo left the International Space Station 17 September 08:40 CEST when ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and NASA Station commander Randy Bresnik released it  from the Harmony module with the support of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Six hours later the spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and has been retrieved together with its science and gear payload.

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