11+ Spacex Dragon Capsule Interior Background. Inside spacex's crew dragon capsule | space launch live. After thursday night's glitzy debut of the capsule spacex is planning to use to send nasa astronauts to and from the international space station.
Spacex allowed us a rare opportunity to actually go inside their headquarters to check out their new crew dragon capsule that will be flying astronauts next. For the first time since space shuttle program (sts) american astronaunts will be able to go to space onboard american rocket and spacecraft. The autonomous craft is as stylish as it is innovative.
Nasa astronauts emerge from spacex capsule after returning to earth.
During its uncrewed maiden flight in december 2010. Nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reported that the capsule was performing beautifully, as they closed in for the docking. The dragon capsule, also known as the pressurized section, allows for the transport of people as well as environmentally sensitive cargo. Dragon had just completed its first commercial resupply mission to the international space station and returned 1,673 pounds of science and supplies back to earth.