At 1:20 a.m. EDT on May 4 (10:20 p.m. Pacific time on May 4), SpaceX's Challenger dragon crew-3 mission carried NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Tom marshburn, as well as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, unlocked and disengaged from the front port of the harmony module of the international space station, thus completing the scientific mission of the space station for nearly six months**
Two hours before the departure, that is, at 11:20 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 4 (8:20 p.m. Pacific time on May 4), the hatch between the spacecraft and the international space station was closed, and they were ready to decouple and return to earth.
The picture shows the door between the Challenger dragon and the international space station closed, preparing for the unlocking and return to earth of NASA's SpaceX crew 3 mission. Source: NASA TV
Return schedule, including approximate time (all US Eastern time):
Thursday, 5 May
At 11:48 PM, the trunk was thrown out
At 11:53 PM, the engine began to burn after it was out of orbit
Friday, 6 May
12:04 PM nasal cone closed
At 12:43 a.m., the Dragon spacecraft fell into the sea for recovery
NASA's website and Youtube and other channels will be available for live coverage until Challenger splashed down off the coast of Florida and crew-3 astronauts returned to earth.
NASA's SpaceX crew-3 mission was launched by Falcon 9 rocket from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 10, 2021, and docked with the space station on November 11.