SpaceX CRS-24 launch and Falcon 9 first stage 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. Credit: NASA/SpaceX