Florida's other senator, Rick Scott, is a cosponsor of Moody's CAPE Canaveral Act. The acronym stands for "Consolidating Aerospace Programs Efficiently."
After stage separation, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster will trigger Space Coast sonic booms by returning to land at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
After lifting off from Launch Complex 40 on a southeasterly trajectory, the Falcon 9 will deploy a payload of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Orlando International Airport officials announced they were briefly under a Federal Aviation Administration "ground stop" because of space launch debris.
After a handover period on the ISS, Wilmore and Williams will join Crew-9 for a return trip inside the Dragon with splashdown off the Florida coastline.