Dragon 1

In-active Cargo Capsule Payload Capacity: 6000 kg Diameter: 3.7 m Height: 6.1 m

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Dec. 8, 2010

ISS Logistics

Flight Life

One week free flight, up to two years while berthed to the International Space Station.

Description

The Dragon spacecraft consists of a nose-cone cap, a conventional blunt-cone ballistic capsule, and an unpressurized cargo-carrier trunk equipped with two solar arrays. Dragon was launched into orbit by the company's Falcon 9 launch vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).

History

Dragon, also known as Dragon 1 or Cargo Dragon, was a class of fourteen partially reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company. It flew 23 missions between 2010 and 2020. During its maiden flight in December 2010, Dragon became the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to be recovered successfully from orbit.



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