The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Company) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov has accomplished its deorbit burn as anticipated forward of splashdown.
4 minutes earlier than splashdown, the drogue parachutes will deploy at about 18,000 ft in altitude whereas Dragon is transferring roughly 350 mph. Lower than a minute later, at about 6,000 ft in altitude, the principle parachutes deploy whereas the spacecraft is transferring roughly 120 mph.
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