(UPDATE) WASHINGTON — The SpaceX Polaris Dawn, which began its five-day mission on September 10, splashed down off the coast of Florida early Sunday.

The Dragon spacecraft landed in the ocean at 3:37 a.m., a webcast of the splashdown showed, with a recovery team deploying in the pre-dawn darkness to retrieve the capsule and crew.

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