SpaceX CRS-25 launch: 10 photos captured by skygazers

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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon 2 capsule from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night, marking SpaceX’s 25th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, according to WFTV. The spacecraft is carrying nearly 6,000 pounds of experiments and supplies to the International Space Station, NASA said in a news release.

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Skygazers took to social media to share photos of the launch with the hashtags #SpaceX and #CRS25. Here are some of our favorites:

1. @SchilkeScott, Twitter

2. @_mgde_, Twitter

3. @IXCASTLEXI, Twitter

4. @theresacross_, Twitter

5. @TheOldManPar, Twitter

6. @MarkLowePhoto, Twitter

7. @KyleMPhoto, Twitter

8. @baserunner0723, Twitter

9. @JoeB_Photos, Twitter

10. @ShonaPrice, Twitter

Photos: SpaceX launches CRS-25 mission for NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)

Photos: SpaceX launches CRS-25 mission for NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)

Photos: SpaceX launches CRS-25 mission for NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)

Photos: SpaceX launches CRS-25 mission for NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)

Photos: SpaceX launches CRS-25 mission for NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)

Photos: SpaceX launches CRS-25 mission for NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)

Photos: SpaceX launches CRS-25 mission for NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)