The Space Program's video: SpaceX CRS-18 Falcon 9 Launch Landing ISO String Footage

At 6:01 p.m. EDT, or 22:01 UTC, on Thursday, July 25, SpaceX launched its eighteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-18) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon separated from Falcon 9’s second stage about nine minutes after liftoff. The Dragon spacecraft supporting the CRS-18 mission previously supported the CRS-6 mission in April 2015 and the CRS-13 mission in December 2017. Following stage separation, SpaceX recovered Falcon 9’s first stage on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon is filled with more than 5,100 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur on-board the ISS. Coverage of the SpaceX CRS-18 Launch to the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX teamed up to bring comprehensive coverage on launch day events, preparation and the mission expectations for SpaceX’s 18th Commercial Resupply Mission to the International Space Station. Coverage occurred from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida and SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, CA. Launch occurred at 6:01 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 25 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Video Credit: NASA