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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Crew-5 Undocking & Return Coverage

This is your r/SpaceX host team bringing you live coverage for the last part of the Crew-5 Mission!

Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-5 NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina.

Reddit username	Responsibilities
u/hitura-nobad	Thread & live updates during undocking
u/CAM-Gerlach	Live updates during re-entry/splashdown

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Timeline

Time	Update
[](/# MC // row 0) 2023-03-12 03:03:07 UTC	Webcast over; ending live updates here. Thanks everyone!<br>
[](/# MC // row 1) 2023-03-12 03:00:08 UTC	All crew members have now egressed the Dragon spacecraft and will now be checked out before returning home.<br>
[](/# MC // row 2) 2023-03-12 02:53:54 UTC	The astronauts are now being helped out of the spacecraft<br>
[](/# MC // row 3) 2023-03-12 02:42:05 UTC	Hatch is now opened!<br>
[](/# MC // row 4) 2023-03-12 02:38:38 UTC	Dragon has now been rolled back into its hanger to prepare for hatch opening<br>
[](/# MC // row 5) 2023-03-12 02:32:00 UTC	Crew dragon is now successfully lifted onto Shannon, a mere 30 minutes after splashdown<br>
[](/# MC // row 6) 2023-03-12 02:24:17 UTC	Shannon is now backing up into position to lift Dragon on to the deck<br>
[](/# MC // row 7) 2023-03-12 02:14:31 UTC	Recovery process continues to go well, with capsule lift expected in about 25 minutes, or a little over 35 minutes from splashdown<br>
[](/# MC // row 8) 2023-03-12 02:09:38 UTC	Recovery crews have now arrived at the capsule<br>
[](/# MC // row 9) 2023-03-12 02:07:59 UTC	And now go for recovery personnel to approach, ETA 1 minute<br>
[](/# MC // row 10) 2023-03-12 02:07:10 UTC	Teams are now waiting to confirm that levels of MMH and N20 are safe for the recovery crews to approach.<br>
[](/# MC // row 11) 2023-03-12 02:02:28 UTC	And successful splashdown!<br>
[](/# MC // row 12) 2023-03-12 02:00:51 UTC	Less than 1000 meters from the water<br>
[](/# MC // row 13) 2023-03-12 01:59:56 UTC	Main parachutes deployed! Four good chutes.<br>
[](/# MC // row 14) 2023-03-12 01:57:43 UTC	Drogue chute deployment confirmed<br>
[](/# MC // row 15) 2023-03-12 01:55:57 UTC	Communication blackout has ended and crew has confirmed that all is nominal<br>
[](/# MC // row 16) 2023-03-12 01:54:26 UTC	We now have a view of the Crew Dragon re-entering the atmosphere!<br>
[](/# MC // row 17) 2023-03-12 01:50:00 UTC	We are now in the communications blackout period during re-entry. The end of the blackout period is expected around 01:56 UTC with drogue deployment shortly after<br>
[](/# MC // row 18) 2023-03-12 01:43:00 UTC	Dragon crew members have closed their visors and tightened their straps in preparation for re-entry. Expected blackout time is 01:48 UTC<br>
[](/# MC // row 19) 2023-03-12 01:34:00 UTC	Good weather reported in the splashdown zone by recovery ship Shannon<br>
[](/# MC // row 20) 2023-03-12 01:32:00 UTC	Dragon nose cone confirm closed<br>
[](/# MC // row 21) 2023-03-12 01:23:00 UTC	Dragon nose cone is now closing to prepare for re-entry<br>
[](/# MC // row 22) 2023-03-12 01:23:00 UTC	De-orbit burn complete and nominal<br>
[](/# MC // row 23) 2023-03-12 01:14:00 UTC	De-orbit burn has begin<br>
[](/# MC // row 24) 2023-03-12 01:09:00 UTC	Dragon trunk separation complete<br>
[](/# MC // row 25) 2023-03-12 01:03:00 UTC	SpaceX mission control is "go" for re-entry and splashdown<br>
[](/# MC // row 26) 2023-03-12 01:00:00 UTC	u/CAM-Gerlach taking over for u/hitura-nobad for re-entry and splashdown<br>
[](/# MC // row 27) 2023-03-11 07:30:42 UTC	Exited Keep Out Sphere
[](/# MC // row 28) 2023-03-11 07:21:46 UTC	First Departure Burn norminal
[](/# MC // row 29) 2023-03-11 07:21:12 UTC	Dragon seperation confirmed
[](/# MC // row 30) 2023-03-11 07:20:12 UTC	Hooks unlatching
[](/# MC // row 31) 2023-03-11 07:14:03 UTC	Preparations for undocking underway
[](/# MC // row 32) 2023-03-11 05:33:53 UTC	Hatch closed
[](/# MC // row 33) 2023-03-11 05:20:02 UTC	Crew suited up and currently preparing dragon for hatch closure
[](/# MC // row 34) 2023-03-10 19:11:39 UTC	Thread posted

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Expected Events (Times in ISS time/UTC)

Undocking ≈ 2023-03-11 07:20 UTC

Splashdown ≈ 2023-03-12 01:09 UTC

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Stats

☑️ 9th crewed dragon reentry and splashdown

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Webcasts

Stream	Courtesy
Undocking	SpaceX
Splashdown	SpaceX

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