SpaceX CRS-11 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES

• #60 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 06:53
• 3rd and last departure burn to get Dragon out of ISS KOS
• #61 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 06:53
• Third burn complete
• #62 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 06:55

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• #63 by Chris Bergin on 03 Jul, 2017 06:58
• Outside the AE.
  
  Thanks to centaurinasa for the coverage.
  
  EOM continues. 8:41 Eastern for splashdown.
  
  And...
  Chris Gebhardt feature article for EOM and a review of CRS-11 mission:
  https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/reused-dragon-month-long-science-bonanza/
• #64 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 06:58
• Dragon out of approach ellipsoid
• #65 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 06:59
• MCC-X in full control, now
• #66 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 07:00
• End of NTV coverage

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• #67 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 07:02
• End of no exercice constraint ...
• #68 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jul, 2017 07:03
• Beautiful

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• #69 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 07:04
• Dragon in Free Flight for about 5 hours
• #70 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 07:06
• The next main event, will be the closure of GNC (guidance, navigation & control) bay door  at about L-1h30
• #71 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jul, 2017 07:24
• Quote

  Dragon will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown at 8:12 a.m. EDT, 12:12 UTC.

  
  https://twitter.com/spacex/status/881770191322882049
• #72 by Mapperuo on 03 Jul, 2017 07:32
• #73 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 09:29
• ISS config. before and after Dragon's departure.

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• #74 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 10:41
• According to the timeline, we are about to close the GNC bay door ...

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• #75 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 11:08
• Dragon attitude change for the deorbit burn
• #76 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 11:14
• No news from Space X, but Deorbit burn should be in progress (~10 mn Draco thrusters retrograde firing)
  

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• #77 by centaurinasa on 03 Jul, 2017 11:28
• After deorbit burn, Dragon must be in attitude for Trunk sep
• #78 by Chris Bergin on 03 Jul, 2017 11:35
• Typical for SpaceX not to tweet in a timely manner on this part of the mission.
• #79 by A12 on 03 Jul, 2017 11:45
• Dragon's de-orbit burn is complete and trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes.
  
  https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/881840894109818883