January 10, 2015

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft lifting off atop a Falcon 9 rocket in its CRS-5 mission (Photo NASA)

A little while ago the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft blasted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in its CRS-5 (Cargo Resupply Service 5) mission, also referred to as SPX-5. This is the fifth 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.