Tags: SpaceX; Crew-7; Commercial Crew Program; CCP; Falcon 9; Dragon; Dragon; Dragon Spacecraft; Endurance; International Space Station; Launch Complex 39A; Kennedy Space Center; KSC

Falcon 9 First Stage Successfully Lands

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch from Kennedy Space Center — Shown here is Stage 1 of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo credit: NASA TV

Stage 1 of the Falcon 9 rocket completed its descent and landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, becoming the first booster for a commercial crew flight to return to the station for recovery.

Second Stage Engine Continues to Burn Followed by Shutdown

The second stage engine continues to burn. We’re about eight minutes into flight, and all is well. In about a minute, the second stage engine will shut down.