SANFORD, Fla. — A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft was seen streaking across the sky over Central Florida early Wednesday.
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The uncrewed Dragon spacecraft was heating up in the atmosphere as it was coming in for a splashdown landing off Florida’s east coast.
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The Dragon spacecraft had been docked at the International Space Station for months.
The SpaceX Dragon capsule launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in November.
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It was part of the company’s 26th resupply mission, providing items including supplies and scientific experiments to the space station.
The capsule was undocked from the ISS Monday night.
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SpaceX confirmed the Dragon successfully returned to Earth and will be returned to Kennedy Space Center.
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