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A SpaceX cargo Dragon is scheduled to depart the International Space Station (ISS) today (May 22), after about a month docked with the orbital laboratory.

NASA will livestream the undocking on its streaming platform. You can also watch the action in the window above via , which are mounted on the station's exterior..

Dragon is scheduled to undock at 12:05 p.m. EDT (1605 GMT); NASA's coverage will begin 20 minutes before that.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour (bottom center) and a visiting uncrewed Cargo Dragon supply ship (foreground), are seen docked at the International Space Station's Harmony module in September 2021. (Image credit: NASA)

After maneuvering a safe distance away from the ISS, Dragon will begin a series of deorbit burns to place the spacecraft on a return trajectory for a planned splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday (May 23). No livestream of the splashdown will be available, but NASA is expected to provide updates on the .

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Dragon will carry cargo back down to Earth as well. Exterior materials samples from NASA's Multipurpose International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-20) have been stowed inside the CRS-32 capsule, as have an robot, the REACCH (Responsive Engaging Arms for Captive Care and Handling) technology demonstration and other experiments. The spacecraft will also be packed with a number of other rotational items from the ISS stores, as well as non-recyclables marked for disposal..