September 21, 2014

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft lifting off atop a Falcon 9 rocket for its CRS-4 mission (Image NASA TV)

A little while ago the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft blasted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in its CRS-4 (Cargo Resupply Service 4) mission, also referred to as SPX-4. This is the fourth of 12 missions that for the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with a cargo and its return to Earth, again with a cargo.