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September 28, 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew-9

Launched: 1:17 PM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1085, 2nd Flight
Payload: Crew-9 to the International Space Station (ISS)
Mission Commander: Nick Hague (United States) - 3rd spaceflight
Mission Specialist: Aleksandr Gorbunov (Russia) - 1st spaceflight

Capsule: C212-4 (Freedom)

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Rocket Launched and in Flight
As seen from Kennedy Space Center

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Rocket First Stage (Booster B1085) Returns from Space

BR1 - Booster spotted under clouds	BR2 - Engines firing to slow landing	BR3 - Continue firing
BR4	BR5	BR6
BR7 Coming down behind tree!	BR8 - Behind treetop	BR9 - Disappears behind treetop

The Crew-9 mission is the 9th flight under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

This flight is the first crewed launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will go to the ISS for a science mission (Expedition 72), lasting approximately five months.

This will also be the first crewed mission to conclude with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Originally planned for a crew of 4, but reduced due to issues with the earlier Boeing Starliner capsule mission, requiring 2 astronauts to return from ISS via SpaceX Dragon.

Capsule history: Crew-4, Axiom-2, Axiom-3
Capsule recovery: Megan or Shannon
Booster history: Starlink Group 10-5.
Booster recovery: Landed Cape Canaveral
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'xx'

SpaceX Stats:
96th launch of the year and the 9th launch of the month.

46th orbital flight for a Dragon capsule.
207th launch from SLC-40.

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) ISS