SpaceX: First reused Dragon leaves ISS

SpaceX CRS-11 Dragon leaves the Station

On Saturday, July 1st, the hatch was closed after loading SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft with nearly 1,400lbs of experiments that will be carried back to Earth. The next day, the spacecraft was unbearthed from the harmony module around 1:30pm EDT and was released from the ISS at 2:41pm EDT. After 3 consecutive burns, it moved away from the ISS and started its deorbit toward Earth where it will land in the Pacific Ocean just west of California at 8:12am EDT. After the recovery team picks up Dragon onto their recovery vessel, they'll take it back into port and will be brought back to their HQ in Hawthorne, CA. Upon arrival, the onboard samples will be unloaded immediately for analysis.