Commercial Resupply

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk released this photo yesterday of the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the SpaceX-3 mission to the International Space Station. The unusual feature is the landing legs on the side of the rocket. According to Musk, they are 60 feet in diameter. He said the booster will …

The SpaceX mission to ferry cargo to the International Space Station is to launch Sunday, March 16 at 4:41 a.m. eastern time from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  

The upcoming launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon spacecraft loaded with cargo is the latest in NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. Find out more about CRS here.