
Following second-stage separation, SpaceX conducted a second controlled-descent test of the discarded booster vehicle and achieved the first successful controlled ocean touchdown of a liquid-rocket-engine orbital booster. Following touchdown the first stage tipped over as expected and was destroyed. This was the first Falcon 9 booster to fly with extensible landing legs and the first Dragon mission with the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle.
Reddit Launch
Payloads
CRS-3
Type:
Dragon 1.1
Mass:
2,296 kg
Inclination Degree:
51.6429°
Customers:
NASA (CRS)
Manufacturers:
SpaceX
Nationalities:
United States