Falcon 9 Liftoff for SpaceX CRS-9

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, a Falcon rocket lifts off at 12:45 a.m. EDT on its ninth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The launch will boost a Dragon spacecraft with about 5,000 pounds of supplies, such as new science experiments and an International Docking Adapter. The adapter will be installed on the station to facilitate docking of commercial crew spacecraft, including the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon.

Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray