Space station capsule splashes down in Pacific Ocean

A private capsule carrying equipment, experiments and scientific samples splashed down Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean, completing a successful, 23-day round trip to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon capsule's parachute-assisted return to Earth concluded at about 12:34 p.m. ET. "That's great news," U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn said when Mission Control told the space station crew that the Dragon spacecraft had completed a 10-minute engine firing that dropped it out of orbit. More

(Source: USA Today - Mar 27)