Crew Dragon arrives in Sunshine State
2018-07-17
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for the company’s uncrewed flight test, known as Demonstration Mission 1, arrived to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida the week of July 9. The spacecraft recently underwent thermal vacuum and acoustic testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio.
Demonstration Mission 1, contracted under NASA’s Commerical Crew Transportation Capability, is one small step toward the overarching goal of returning human spaceflight launch capabilities to the United States.
Demonstration Mission 1, contracted under NASA’s Commerical Crew Transportation Capability, is one small step toward the overarching goal of returning human spaceflight launch capabilities to the United States.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon undergoes testing in the In-Space Propulsion Facility—the world’s only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions. Image Credit: SpaceX