SpaceX CRS-1 Mission Completed

[CPMcGraw]

From SFN:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
1923 GMT (3:23 p.m. EDT)


Splashdown confirmed at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean, concluding Dragon's first of 12 operational cargo flights to the International Space Station.

[DeanHFox]

I will be most happy if/when the arrival/departure of cargo vessels from various space platforms is a "non-event". It's been really cool living in the time of exploration --- but I hope to live to see the time of exploitation. :)

Congrats to the hardworking folks at SpaceX for another successful mission, and best of luck to the teams at Orbital and all the other NewSpace companies. Ad astra, all!

[CPMcGraw]

SpaceX did not cover the re-entry or the splashdown as a live event, but they did post this video today:

Splashdown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W_bF6ZciBxQ#t=31s)