SpaceX's Falcon 9 standing (perspectively) between the towers of Blue Origin's LC-36 in Cape Canaveral as it rolls into port aboard the 'Of Course I Still Love You droneship.'
A final view as the second stage (below) nears completion of its second stage burn and the first stage lights up 1, then 3 engines for reentry into Earth's atmosphere - both descending through the clouds along the horizon.
Lit from beyond the local horizon by the rising Sun, the plumes appear brightly against the dark background of night on the Florida space coast.
Cape Canaveral, Falcon 9 first stage -- we read you loud and clear.
Lots of thrusters.
Thrusters.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 second stage (below) taking the Crew-2 astronauts to orbit as the first stage (middle) fires its cold-gas thrusters to reorient for entry back into the Earth's atmosphere to land and be used again.
Sound-activated remote camera view of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission lifting off from historic LC-39A heading to the Int'l Space Station for NASA.
Liftoff of the SpaceX Crew-2 mission taking 4 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.
Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (NASA) Megan McArthur (NASA) Akihiko Hoshide (JAXA) and Thomas Pesquet (ESA) will ride SpaceX's Falcon 9 inside Crew Dragon to orbit tomorrow at 5:49:02am.
Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 and historic LC-39A reflected in a nearby puddle. One of Ars' sound-activated remote cameras is set to capture the Crew-2 mission lifting off from this vantage point.
Flight proven Falcon 9 B1061 stands ready to support the Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station, seen here on Thursday morning.
Humans for scale. SpaceX technicians on the top level of the Fixed Service Structure at historic LC-39A.
Sooty, flight-proven first stage Falcon 9 B1061 and shiny new 2nd stage.
512 megapixel, midday panorama of Falcon 9 B1061 ready to fly the Crew-2 mission to the ISS for NASA.
