Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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After an eventful trip filled with spacewalks, live music, and much more, the Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth. This happened very early this morning after a scheduled deorbit burn and eventual Earth reentry.

The crew splashed down before teams at SpaceX made contact, opened the hatch, and officially completed this 6-day mission. Leading up to the reentry process there was quite a bit of prep to ensure everything went smoothly.

Full article here - thespacebucket.com/a-closer-look-at-spacexs-polaris-dawn-return-to-earth

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Credit:
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Dragon Splashes Down
3:57 - Mission Recap