SpaceX Crew-8 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

For SpaceX’s Crew-8 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 4 March 2024, at 03:53 UTC (3 March, at 22:53 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1083) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon previously supported the Demo-2, Crew-2, Ax-1 and Crew-6 missions. Credit: NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Crew-8 and Falcon 9 landing SpaceX Crew-8 launch (mission control audio) #CrewDragon