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Yesterday SpaceX launched their fifth contracted resupply mission to the ISS, CRS-5. The Falcon 9 rocket carried SpaceX's own Dragon spacecraft laden with supplies. It also carried the Cloud Aerosol Transport System, an Earth-facing LiDAR instrument that will be used from the ISS to study aerosols such as volcanic dust.

This mission faced numerous delays due to a number of factors: the Antares launch failure last year, which necessitated changes to the cargo manifest; an anomaly during the static test fire in December; beta cutout with the ISS; and finally a second stage actuator fault that appeared during the terminal count on Tuesday's launch attempt.

This launch was also SpaceX's first attempt to recover the first stage using additional engine burns after stage separation. The first stage was to then land on a barge at sea, and while the rocket hit the target, it came down too hard and was apparently destroyed. The unusual structures seen on the rocket are grid fins (above) and legs (below) that facilitate landing.

http://www.mikedeep.com/Aerospace/Rockets/SpaceX-CRS-5/i-MgZWqMZ/0/L/2015_01_10_04_41_56_40D_9722-L.jpg

http://www.mikedeep.com/Aerospace/Rockets/SpaceX-CRS-5/i-Mx8QZd5/0/L/2015_01_10_05_46_16_1D2_1569-L.jpg

http://www.mikedeep.com/Aerospace/Rockets/SpaceX-CRS-5/i-5hw2HW9/0/L/2015_01_10_05_48_27_350_1743-L.jpg

http://www.mikedeep.com/Aerospace/Rockets/SpaceX-CRS-5/i-qqjScKB/0/L/2015_01_10_05_49_25_1D3_8398-L.jpg



Jan 11, 2015 at 11:36 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch


Bad Ass... day-um


Jan 11, 2015 at 02:46 PM
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that last one is my favorite


Jan 11, 2015 at 03:24 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch


Awesome! Is the last one from the top of the VAB?

Erich



Jan 11, 2015 at 06:13 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch


Indeed it is.


Jan 12, 2015 at 11:51 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch


Fantastic!


Jan 15, 2015 at 04:20 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch


Nicely done, seriously the #1 stage was to "land on a barge"?

Went and looked it up. Amazing.



Jan 15, 2015 at 08:49 PM





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