BRENT: A Space Exploration Technologies Dragon cargo capsule sailed away from the International Space Station on Thursday and headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
The capsule arrived at the station on April 17 with more than 4,300 pounds (1,950 kg) of food, supplies and science experiments for the six-member crew.
It was repacked with more than 3,100 pounds of science samples and other equipment and released back into orbit at 7:04 a.m. EDT/1104 GMT on Thursday for a return trip to Earth, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
A parachute splashdown in the Pacific is expected at 12:42 p.m. EDT about 155 miles (249 km) southwest of Long Beach, California, NASA said.
The returning cargo includes roundworms that are part of a medical study to assess physiological changes that impact aging.
A second investigation looks at how the microgravity environment changes the worms’ muscle fibers, information that may provide insight into mitigating muscle loss in astronauts during long-duration flights.
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