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The Dragon capsule is set to slash down in the Pacific Ocean off California Thursday at 1444 GMT
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The Dragon capsule nears the International Space Station (ISS) on May 25. US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule was successfully detached from the ISS early Thursday at the start of its fiery return to Earth after a landmark mission, NASA said.