SpaceX Space Station Cargo Mission Splashes Down

Mark Carreau February 27, 2026

At 12:05 p.m. EST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module following a command from ground controllers at SpaceX. — The unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocks from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module.

Credit: NASA

HOUSTON—SpaceX’s 33rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) executed a successful splashdown early Feb. 27 in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast. Designated Commercial Resupply Services mission 33 (CRS-33), the Dragon capsule with a scientific...

Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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