A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is returning to Earth today after completing NASA's 34th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. According to NASA News, the capsule is packed with biological and materials samples, along with hardware that's been tested in microgravity. Once it splashes down in the Pacific, these materials will be delivered to research teams who'll analyze the results to advance our understanding of how experiments perform in space.

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