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SpaceX Cargo Ship to Return to Earth From Int'l Space Station on Wednesday

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SpaceX Cargo Ship to Return to Earth From Int'l Space Station on Wednesday

04:43 GMT 11.05.2016 (Updated: 10:30 GMT 11.05.2016)

© Flickr / NASA KennedyThis artist’s concept shows Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as it will appear for the launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is modifying the launch pad to host Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles

This artist’s concept shows Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as it will appear for the launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is modifying the launch pad to host Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles - Sputnik International

The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is scheduled to depart from the International Space Station and return to Earth on Wednesday, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a statement.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — NASA TV will televise the Dragon release and departure starting at 9 a.m. EDT (13:00 GMT). The aircraft will parachute to a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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"The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is ending its stay tomorrow [on Wednesday] at the International Space Station. The commercial cargo craft has been packed with about 3,700 pounds of cargo, spacewalk gear and biological samples for analysis on Earth," the statement, published at the NASA website on Tuesday, reads.

The cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station and docked Harmony utility hub on April 10.