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  1. If you have audio, photos or videos of our anomaly last week, please send to report@spacex.com. Material may be useful for investigation

  2. Support & advice from , , & others much appreciated. Please email any recordings of the event to report@spacex.com.

  3. Thanks to , and others for helping us respond to today's anomaly. Very grateful for your efforts.

  4. Update on this morning's anomaly

  5. Loss of Falcon vehicle today during propellant fill operation. Originated around upper stage oxygen tank. Cause still unknown. More soon.

  6. Statement on this morning's anomaly

  7. First launch of flight-proven first stage will use CRS-8 booster that delivered Dragon to in April

  8. Thanks for the longstanding faith in SpaceX. We very much look forward to doing this milestone flight with you.

  9. Recovery teams en route to Dragon, pic taken from about 10 miles out

  10. Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed, carrying thousands of pounds of science and research cargo back from the .

  11. Dragon's 3 main parachutes have been deployed. Splashdown in about 5 minutes.

  12. Dragon's drogue chutes have been deployed nominally.

  13. Dragon's de-orbit burn is complete and trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown with critical science in apprx 35 minutes.

  14. The was released at 6:11am ET (10:11am GMT) over Australia.

    SpaceX Dragon Released Over Australia
    Clip from NASA TV
  15. The 3 departure burns to move Dragon away from are complete, will enter Earth's atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown 8:47am PDT

  16. . released from at 6:11am ET. Capsule is set to splashdown in Pacific at ~11:47am ET.

  17. Dragon has been released from the ! Three departure burns are now underway:

  18. At 5:45am ET: Live coverage of release from . Watch:

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