SpaceX Crew-2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

For SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 23 April 2021, at 09:49 UTC (05:49 EDT). The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 24 April 2021, around 09:10 UTC (05:10 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block B1061) landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Credits: NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Crew-2 and Falcon 9 landing #CrewDragon