Separation Confirmed! Dragon Leaves Behind Second Stage By Overlook Horizon|2023-08-26T03:49:00-04:00August 26th, 2023|Categories: NASA News|Tags: commercial crew, International Space Station, iss, nasa, outer space, space, spaceflight| Dragon has separated from the second stage and is flying on its own. The spacecraft is traveling at approximately 17,000 miles per hour (27,000 kilometers per hour). About one minute later, the Dragon nosecone open sequence will begin.