en.Wedoany.com Reported - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, June 16, returning scientific research samples and hardware that could shape future space exploration and life on Earth to the planet. NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency's YouTube channel will begin live coverage of Dragon's undocking at 11:45 a.m. EDT. Dragon will undock from the forward port of the station's Harmony module at approximately 12:05 p.m. EDT.

After departure, the spacecraft will re-enter Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday, June 17, splashing down off the coast of California at approximately 5:08 a.m. PT. NASA will not broadcast the splashdown live but will post updates on its space station blog.

Dragon will return thousands of pounds of cargo. Returned research includes bioprinted organs and cartilage tissue, data to improve cryogenic fuel storage for future space missions, and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based materials for developing new cancer treatments. Returned hardware includes an eye imaging device for monitoring crew eye health, an absorption bed for filtering trace contaminants from cabin air, and a separation pump from the waste and hygiene compartment.

Dragon arrived at the station on May 17, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of crew supplies and scientific experiments. The spacecraft was launched two days earlier from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

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