SpaceX's Crew-6 Dragon Delayed by Weather for Return to Earth

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SpaceX's Crew-6 Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is set to depart from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 3, after a one-day weather delay. The hatches between the capsule and the ISS will close at 5 a.m. EDT, followed by undocking at 7:05 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft will then splashdown off the coast of Florida on September 4. The Crew-6 mission, consisting of four astronauts from NASA, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia, has spent six months in orbit. This departure comes shortly after the arrival of the Crew-7 mission, which includes astronauts from NASA, the European Space Agency, Russia, and Japan.
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