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SpaceX, which aims to dramatically lower space transportation costs, designed Dragon 2 to be reused, not discarded as is typical of spacecraft. It is composed of a reusable capsule and a disposable trunk. SpaceX and NASA initially certified the capsule to be used for five missions.
The Polaris Dawn crew were finally able to embark early Tuesday on the thrice-delayed spaceflight.. In the predawn hours, the SpaceX Dragon capsule perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5: ...
SpaceX ground control finally gives the go-ahead to open the top hatch as the Crew Dragon capsule completes its depressurisation. Isaacman turns the lever and gives it a big tug to release the ...
C211 →. Crew Dragon Endurance (serial number C210) is the third operational SpaceX Dragon 2 reusable spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX. It first launched on 11 November 2021 to the International Space Station (ISS) on the SpaceX Crew-3 mission. It has subsequently been used for the Crew-5 mission launched in October 2022 and the ...
Hague and Gorbunov boarded the SpaceX Dragon capsule for a 1:17 p.m. EDT launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket.. The pair had arrived a week prior at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin preparations for ...
SpaceX Dragon. Dragon is a family of spacecraft developed and produced by American private space transportation company SpaceX. The first variant, later named Dragon 1, flew 23 cargo missions to the International Space Station (ISS) between 2010 and 2020 before retiring. Design of this version, not designed to carry astronauts, was funded by ...
November 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station plan to find a new docking port for a SpaceX Dragon in order to make way for an uncrewed NASA vehicle on a resupply ...
MV Megan, formerly known as MV GO Searcher, is one of SpaceX's two Dragon capsule recovery vessels. Owned by SpaceX through Falcon Landing LLC (which also owns SpaceX's faring recovery vessels and Elon Musk's private jet), this vessel, along with its sister ship, MV Shannon, are converted platform supply vessels now equipped to retrieve Crew and Cargo Dragon capsules after splashdown.