Incredible beauty tonight with the NASA SpaceX CRS-29 ISS resupply mission from liftoff at 8:28 PM ET to the clearest nebula boost back burn and an RTLS landing at LZ-1 Kennedy Space Center November 9th 2023!

The spacecoast had extremely clear skies and the images captured during the entire mission are truly stunning to look at for this successful mission so far. Ontop of the first stage booster B-1081-2 (it's 2nd flight) was the second flight of Dragon 2 cargo capsule C-211 packed with science investigations, food, clothes, and maitenace equipment for the International Space Station and the astronauts on board this orbiting labatory in low Earth orbit.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster also made a pinpoint landing back on land at LZ-1 on the Cape Canaveral side of the two bases.  The nebula which occurs down range during first stage seperation, 2nd stage ignition and the first stage boost back burn was incredible to view. It truly looks out of this world and always stunning to witness!

Back to back launches this week had a weather forcast of greater than 95% go for launch during this instantaneous window and cloud free skies at liftoff.

SpaceX milestones are their 81st launch in 2023, 280 total SpaceX launches, 243 total booster landings, 215th re-flight of numerous boosters in their fleet and their 167th consecutive booster landing.

The Dragon capsule should dock with the ISS autonomously on Saturday November 11th 2023.

Congratulations to all four teams NASA, SpaceX , ISS and the SLD 45th Space Wing!

Photos and Summary by Scott Schilke for spacenewsfl.com