Dragon spacecraft

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space capsule spacecraft

The Dragon spacecraft is SpaceX’s reusable cargo and crew capsule designed to transport supplies and astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station and other orbital destinations.

Aliases (10)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	space capsule → spacecraft →
agencyCustomer	NASA →
attitudeControl	reaction control system →
berthingOrDockingTarget	International Space Station →
berthingSystem	Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1) →
cargoCapacityFromISS	over 2,000 kg →
cargoCapacityToISS	over 3,000 kg →
cargoVariantName	Cargo Dragon →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crewCapacity	up to 7 astronauts →
crewVariantName	Crew Dragon →
designedFor	NASA Commercial Crew Program → NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program → NASA Commercial Resupply Services program →
developedBy	SpaceX →
dockingSystem	NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) →
firstCommercialSpacecraftToReturnFromOrbit	true →
firstFlight	2010-12-08 →
firstFlightVehicle	COTS Demo Flight 1 →
firstPrivateSpacecraftToBerthWithISS	true →
hasVariant	Cargo Dragon → Crew Dragon → Dragon 1 → Dragon 2 →
heatShieldType	PICA-X →
landingLocation	Atlantic Ocean → Gulf of Mexico →
landingMethod	splashdown →
launchVehicle	Falcon 9 →
manufacturer	SpaceX →
missionDurationCapability	up to several months docked to ISS →
missionProfile	low Earth orbit →
missionType	orbital spacecraft →
notableAchievement	first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to ISS → first commercial spacecraft to return significant cargo from ISS →
operator	SpaceX →
orbitRegime	low Earth orbit →
powerSource	solar arrays →
propulsionType	Draco thrusters →
reusability	reusable →
status	operational →
structureType	pressurized capsule →
successorTo	Space Shuttle (for NASA cargo return role) → Space Shuttle (for NASA crew transport role) →
usedFor	cargo transport → crew transport → resupply of the International Space Station → return of cargo from orbit →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Draco thrusters ("SpaceX Dragon spacecraft") → Draco thrusters ("Cargo Dragon") → Draco thrusters ("Dragon 2") → PICA-X ("Dragon 2") →	usedOn
SpaceX → SpaceX ("Cargo Dragon") → SpaceX ("Crew Dragon") →	develops
Dragon spacecraft ("Cargo Dragon") → Dragon spacecraft ("Crew Dragon") → Dragon spacecraft ("Dragon 2") →	hasVariant
Falcon 9 ("Dragon cargo spacecraft") → Falcon 9 ("Crew Dragon spacecraft") →	compatibleSpacecraft
PICA-X → PICA-X ("Cargo Dragon") →	designedFor
Falcon rocket family → Falcon rocket family ("Crew Dragon") →	notablePayload
Dragon spacecraft ("Cargo Dragon") →	cargoVariantName
Starliner spacecraft ("SpaceX Crew Dragon") →	competition
Dragon spacecraft ("Crew Dragon") →	crewVariantName
Commercial Crew Program ("SpaceX Crew Dragon") →	developsVehicle
Elon Musk →	notableProject
Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1) ("Cargo Dragon 2") →	notUsedOn
SpaceX →	product
Canadarm2 ("SpaceX Dragon") →	spacecraftCaptured
Dragon 1 ("Cargo Dragon 2") →	successor
Space Transportation System ("SpaceX Crew Dragon") →	successorVehicle
PICA-X ("SpaceX Dragon capsule") →	usedOnVehicle
International Space Station program →	usesSpacecraft