MISSION NAME
SpX CRS-5 5
Status
Success
DATE
10 JAN 2015
LAUNCH PROVIDER
SpaceX
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Description
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the seventh Dragon spacecraft on the fifth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Falcon 9 v1.1
Rocket Description
Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.