Spaceship 'Dragon' on the way back to earth

cape canaveral - The American space carrier 'Dragon' is after four weeks in space on the way back to earth. The cargo ship was successfully decoupled from the International Space Station on Saturday and is on the way back, said the American space agency NASA.

The capsule will fall into the Pacific Ocean during the course of Saturday and will be picked up there. There are 4100 kilos of scientific material on board. The space cargo ship had previously delivered more than two tons of supplies for the ISS. A reusable launcher and a previously used space capsule were used for the 'Dragon' mission.