The Gwynne Shotwell president says it was `` just awesome '' SpaceX is one of three companies NASA has selected to continue work developing a human-rated spacecraft that would carry astronauts to the International Space Station . The SpaceX rocket launches on schedule at night . ET nearly five months . It 's the first of a dozen commercial cargo flights under a contract with NASA . The Dragon capsule is carrying about 1,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS .
The Gwynne Shotwell president says it was `` just awesome '' The SpaceX rocket launches on schedule at night . ET nearly five months . It 's the first of a dozen commercial cargo flights under a contract with NASA . The Dragon capsule is carrying about 1,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS .