The SpaceX Dragon CRS-20 reusable cargo spacecraft which was being operated on a cargo delivery and recovery mission as the final one of the original Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract for NASA, was unberthed from the International Space Station (ISS) Harmony module by the use of the ISS Canadarm 2 and fully released/undocked at 1306 GMT on 7 April 2020 ready for de-orbit/re-entry and recovery. Dragon CRS 20 then conducted a re-entry burn at 1758 GMT, with the capsule re-entering Earth’s atmosphere and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean 815 km south of Los Angeles and recovered by the NRC Quest for return to the port of Los Angeles. This was the third and final flight of the C112 capsule previously used on the Dragon CRS-10 (CRS1-10) and Dragon CRS-16 (CRS1-16) missions.
During its mission it carried 1,977 kg of cargo to the ISS, and returned 1,800 kg of cargo back to Earth.
Dragon CRS-20 just before its release from ISS robot arm. Courtesy: NASA
