NASA and SpaceX launched the Commercial Resupply Services 24 (CRS-24) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning aboard a SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2 vehicle. Liftoff occurred at 5:07 AM EST (10:07 UTC) on Tuesday, December 21, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Following launch and separation, the Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft docked to the IDA-3 zenith (upward-facing) docking port located on the Harmony module the following day, on December 22.