SpaceX Crew-9 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

For SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Александр Горбунов), from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 28 September 2024, at 17:17 UTC (13:17 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1085) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon previously supported the Crew-4, Ax-2, and Ax-3 missions. Credit: NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Crew-9 and Falcon 9 landing SpaceX Crew-9 launch #CrewDragon