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SpaceX Capsule Full of Experiments Lands

High seas had delayed its return; another launch set for tomorrow
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 26, 2014 2:15 PM CDT
SpaceX's Dragon Splash Lands in Pacific
Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, at sunset, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.   (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX capsule loaded with space station experiments is back on Earth. The unmanned Dragon capsule parachuted yesterday into the Pacific, west of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. It departed the International Space Station earlier in the day with 3,300 pounds of gear for NASA, including valuable science samples.

The California-based SpaceX company launched the Dragon from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sept. 21. It was the fifth Dragon shipment. High seas in the recovery area delayed its return by four days. NASA is paying SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp. to make station supply runs. Only SpaceX is capable of bringing cargo back intact. Orbital's next launch is scheduled for tomorrow from Wallops Island, Va.

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