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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship to undock at 12:05 p.m. ET after historic ISS‑boosting mission

SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 12:05 p.m. ET today, beginning its return to Earth after completing a historic mission that delivered supplies and performed an on‑orbit station boost. Recovery teams will retrieve payloads after splashdown.

Discovered 2026-02-25T21:13:11.623718-08:00 | 2026-02-25T21:13:11.623718-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • Undocking starts the capsule's return and recovery of science experiments and hardware, a routine but critical step for research timelines and flight-hardware assessment.
  • The mission highlighted commercial vehicles executing ISS logistics and orbital maneuvers, building on the milestone of a privately operated Dragon berthing with the station (see earlier Dragon approach and berthing coverage) (source:f0e001d3-502d-473d-a0d8-253f32cc8aa6).
  • The timing of undock and recovery operations affects downstream launch and recovery manifests and follows recent shifts in Dragon operations and pad usage (source:cc93d921-80d4-4fe1-a654-f163f087f529).

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actualidadaeroespacial.com NASA dailygalaxy.com issnationallab.org astrospace.it aex.ru
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First Seen
2026-02-25T21:13:11.623718-08:00
Latest Update
2026-03-02T00:12:46.410208-08:00
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