Falcon 9 First Stage Lands!

The first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lands on the company's drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A for the 27th resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands on the company’s drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida for the 27th resupply services mission to the International Space Station on March 14, 2023. Liftoff occurred at 8:30 p.m. EDT.

The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage sticks the landing, touching down on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” in the Atlantic Ocean. Today’s launch marked the seventh flight for this Falcon 9, and it is the second Dragon flight to the International Space Station this year – the first occurring just under two weeks ago.

Coming up next, Dragon will separate from the rocket’s second stage to continue its journey to the space station.