Dragon spacecraft

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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.


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

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