Dragon - SpaceX

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 ... SpaceXLogo Falcon9 FalconHeavy Dragon Starship HumanSpaceflight Rideshare Starlink SHOP Falcon9 FalconHeavy Dragon Starship HumanSpaceflight Rideshare Starlink Mission Launches Careers Updates Shop Dragon Sendinghumansandcargointospace 35 TotalLaunches 32 VisitstotheISS 15 ReflownMissions TheDragonspacecraftiscapableofcarryingupto7passengerstoandfromEarthorbit,andbeyond.ItistheonlyspacecraftcurrentlyflyingthatiscapableofreturningsignificantamountsofcargotoEarth,andisthefirstprivatespacecrafttotakehumanstothespacestation. Dragon Overview HEIGHT 8.1m/26.7ft DIAMETER 4m/13ft CAPSULEVOLUME 9.3m³/328ft³ TRUNKVOLUME 37m³/1300ft³ LAUNCHPAYLOADMASS 6,000kg/13,228lbs RETURNPAYLOADMASS 3,000kg/6,614lbs Dragon TRUNK Dragon’strunknotonlycarriesunpressurizedcargobutalsosupportsthespacecraftduringascent.OnehalfofthetrunkiscoveredinsolarpanelsthatprovidepowertoDragonduringflightandwhileon-station.ThetrunkremainsattachedtoDragonuntilshortlybeforereentryintoEarth’satmosphere. VOLUME 37m³/1300ft³ Dragon CAPSULE Overview| Launchabort| ATTITUDECONTROL TheDragoncapsule,alsoknownasthepressurizedsection,allowsforthetransportofpeopleaswellasenvironmentallysensitivecargo.DragonisequippedwithDracothrustersthatallowDragontomaneuverwhileonorbitand8SuperDracosthatpowerthespacecraft’slaunchescapesystem. VOLUME 9.3m³/328ft³ ThelaunchabortsystemisacrewsafetysystembuiltintotheDragonspacecraft,usedtoquicklyseparateDragonfromFalcon9intheunlikelyeventofanemergency.Intheunlikelyeventofanemergency,Dragon’slaunchabortsystemcanquicklyseparatethespacecraftfromFalcon9.UsingitsSuperDracoengines,Dragonwillpropelitselfawayfromthelaunchvehicle. NUMBEROFENGINES 8 ESCAPETHRUST 71kN/16,000lbf TheDragonspacecraftisequippedwith16Dracothrustersusedtoorientthespacecraftduringthemission,includingapogee/perigeemaneuvers,orbitadjustmentandattitudecontrol.EachDracothrusteriscapableofgenerating90poundsofforceinthevacuumofspace. NUMBEROFENGINES 16 THRUSTINVACUUM 400N/90lbf Video CrewDragonInterior Takinghumanstospace In2020,SpaceXreturnedAmerica’sabilitytoflyNASAastronautstoandfromtheInternationalSpaceStationonAmericanvehiclesforthefirsttimesince2011.InadditiontoflyingastronautstospaceforNASA,SpaceX’sDragonspacecraftcanalsocarrycommercialastronautstoEarthorbit,theISSorbeyond. LearnMore Engines Draco DRACO| SUPERDRACO TheDragonspacecraftisequippedwith16Dracothrustersusedtoorientthespacecraftduringthemission,includingapogee/perigeemaneuvers,orbitadjustmentandattitudecontrol.EachDracothrusteriscapableofgenerating90poundsofforceinthevacuumofspace. NUMBEROFENGINES 16 THRUSTINVACUUM 400N/90lbf AnarrayofeightSuperDracoenginesprovidefault-tolerantpropulsionforDragon’slaunchescapesystem.Intheunlikelyeventofanemergency,theeightSuperDracoenginescanpowerDragonhalfamileawayfromthelaunchvehicleinlessthaneightseconds. NUMBEROFENGINES 8 ESCAPETHRUST 73kN/16,400lbf DRAGONPARACHUTESYSTEM TheDragonspacecraftisequippedwithtwodrogueparachutestostabilizethespacecraftfollowingreentryandfourmainparachutestofurtherdeceleratethespacecraftpriortolanding. Watchvideo DragononpadatLaunchComplex39A DragonandFalcon9readyforlaunchatLaunchComplex39A DragonapproachingtheInternationalSpaceStation CRS-22approachingtheInternationalSpaceStation DragonisseenagainsttheEarth'satmosphere SpaceX©2022 TWITTER YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM FLICKR LINKEDIN PRIVACYPOLICY SUPPLIERS