SpaceX Launches CRS-33 Cargo Mission To ISS

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-33 Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 24 August 2025 at 0645 UTC. The CRS-33 Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock to the International Space Station on 25 August 2025, at 1130 UTC. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1090) previously supported 6 missions: O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, O3b mPOWER 9-10 and two Starlink missions. CRS-33 is the third flight for this Dragon spacecraft, which previously supported the CRS-26 and CRS-29 missions.