DRAGON
SENDING HUMANS AND CARGO INTO SPACE
SENDING HUMANS AND CARGO INTO SPACE
total launches
visits to iss
TOTAL REFLIGHTS
The Dragon spacecraft is capable of carrying up to 7 passengers to and from Earth orbit, and beyond. It is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth, and is the first private spacecraft to take humans to the space station.
falcon 9
HEIGHT
8.1 m / 26.7 ft
diameter
4 m / 13 ft
MASS
9.3 m³ / 328 ft³
37 m³ / 1300 ft³
6,000 kg / 13,228 lbs
PAYLOAD TO GTO
6,000 kg / 13,228 lbs
PAYLOAD TO MARS
3,000 kg / 6,614 lbs
engines
DRACO| SUPERDRACO
The Dragon spacecraft is equipped with 16 Draco thrusters used to orient the spacecraft during the mission, including apogee/perigee maneuvers, orbit adjustment and attitude control. Each Draco thruster is capable of generating 90 pounds of force in the vacuum of space.
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