return to Earth was postponed to 26 March 2013 from its originally scheduled date of 25 March 2013 due to inclement weather developing near its targeted splashdown site in the Pacific Ocean. The additional day spent attached to the orbiting laboratory did not affect science samples scheduled to return aboard the spacecraft. On 26 March 2013, Dragon was unberthed from the Harmony node by the Canadarm2 at 08:10 UTC by commands from ground controllers. Its release from Canadarm2 occurred at 10:56 UTC; the Expedition 35 crew then commanded the spacecraft to slowly depart from the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon fired its engines for the last time at 15:42 UTC sending it through the atmosphere of Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 16:34 UTC. A team of SpaceX engineers, technicians and divers recovered the vehicle and its scientific cargo off the coast of Baja California, for the journey back to shore which took about 30 hours. See also List of Falcon 9 launches References External links NASA's SpaceX mission page SpaceX CRS-2 Mission Press Kit (February 2013) Video of Static Fire test - YouTube (spacexchannel) Video of pre-launch press conference - YouTube (ReelNASA) Video of launch - YouTube (ReelNASA) Video of Dragon arriving at the ISS - YouTube (ReelNASA) Video of Dragon leaving the ISS - YouTube (ReelNASA) Video of the Dragon capsule arriving at shore and other post-flight activities - YouTube (NASAtelevision) SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft launched in 2013 Spacecraft which reentered in 2013 SpaceX payloads contracted by NASA Supply vehicles for the International Space Station