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SpaceX Dragon capsule safely returns to earth
Friday, June 1, 2012    
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SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule parachuted to a picture-perfect splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule parachuted to a picture-perfect splashdown in the Pacific Ocean today, ending the first-ever commercial mission to the International Space Station.

The gumdrop-shaped Dragon made history last week as the first U.S. craft to reach the orbital station since last year's retirement of the space shuttle fleet, and it made history today as the first commercial craft to return a shipment from orbit.

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