SpaceX launches CRS-24 mission to space station and seperation, first stage booster landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-24 Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 21 December 2021 at 10:06 UTC (05:06 EST). The CRS-24 Dragon spacecraft previously supported the CRS-22 mission and is scheduled to autonomously dock to the International Space Station on 22 December 2021, at approximately 09:38 UTC (04:38 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1069) landed on the “Just Read the Instructions“ droneship, located in the Atlantic Ocean. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 21, 2021. The first stage of the rocket completed the 100th successful landing of an orbital class rocket minutes later. Credit: SpaceX/NASA #CRS24 #CRS24Mission #SpaceNewsToday #NasaCRS24 #NASA #SpaceX