The now fully-staffed Expedition 53 crew was busy this weekend preparing the Dragon spacecraft for the its return to Earth. It arrived at the Station 16 August and its cargo was carefully unloaded and now packed with station gear and science experiments for analysis back on Earth.
Dragon released
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Key dates
Launch: 15:41 GMT / 17:41 CEST / 21:41 Baikonur Time
Docking: 22:03 GMT (28 July) / 00:03 CEST (29 July) / 04:03 Baikonur Time (29 July)
Hatch opening: 00:00 GMT (28 July) / 02:00 CEST (29 July) / 06:00 Baikonur Time (29 July)
Farewell and hatch closure: 02:02 GMT 14 December
Undocking Soyuz MS-05: 04:30 GMT 14 December
Reentry: 08:15 GMT 14 December
Touchdown: 08:37 GMT 14 December
Total mission time: 138 days 19 hours 50 seconds
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