Tag: Draco

Photo Credit: SpaceX
Commercial Space Frontpage Articles Human Spaceflight ISS ISS Launches NASA News Press Releases Space Exploration Spaceflight SpaceX Top Stories

Five Things To Know About Dragon’s Pad Abort Test

Zero-G News AdminComment(0)

Crew Dragon’s first critical flight test, known as a Pad Abort Test, is expected to take place this Wednesday, May 6, from SpaceX’s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. While the test is originating from the same launch pad we use for operational missions, this is not an operational flight. This will […]

The Dragon V2 stands on a stage inside SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., prior to its unveiling. The spacecraft is designed to carry people into Earth's orbit and was developed in partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement. SpaceX is one of NASA's commercial partners working to develop a new generation of U.S. spacecraft and rockets capable of transporting humans to and from Earth's orbit from American soil. Ultimately, NASA intends to use such commercial systems to fly U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis
Commercial Space Exploration Frontpage Articles Human Spaceflight Mars Photo Galleries Space Exploration Spaceflight

Photo Feature: Meet The SpaceX Dragon V2 Spacecraft

Zero-G News AdminComment(0)

SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk unveiled the Dragon V2 during a ceremony for the new spacecraft inside SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. The spacecraft is designed to carry people into Earth’s orbit and was developed in partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement. SpaceX is one of NASA’s […]

Dragon V2 is unveiled. Credit: SpaceX.
Commercial Space Human Spaceflight News Space Exploration Spaceflight Top Stories

SpaceX Unveils Next-Generation Manned Dragon Spacecraft

Zero-G News AdminComment(0)

With just a bit of Hollywood-esque flash, SpaceX unveiled the long-awaited passenger-carrying version of their Dragon spacecraft Thursday during a ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, CA. In front of a gathering of media, employees and invited guests, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lifted the curtain on the upgraded capsule known as Dragon Version 2, […]