At 4:55 AM Beijing time on March 21st, SpaceX successfully launched a Cargo Dragon spacecraft, CRS-30, with a payload exceeding 2.7 tons, using a Falcon 9 rocket, B1080.6, from Cape Canaveral, and successfully recovered the rocket.

The B1080 rocket previously launched manned missions AX-2/AX3, the European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, and two Starlink missions. The cargo Dragon spacecraft for this launch is also a veteran, having completed CRS-22/24/27 missions. This mission carries over 2.7 tons of supplies, including payloads, research equipment, astronaut daily essentials, such as maintenance gear, two new sets of coffee packs, fresh fruits and vegetables, and a new spare pump for the external thermal control system. This marks SpaceX's 28th space launch in 2024 and the 30th resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA.