Dragon capsule

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NASA

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an artist's conception of the Dragon capsule under development by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif., for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). In 2011, NASA selected SpaceX during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada, and United Launch Alliance (ULA). For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial

Please note that the Dragon featured in this image is equipped with a Common Berthing Mechanism but it lacks a Power Data Grapple Fixture needed for berthing. This means that this Dragon cannot berth or dock with the ISS so the Dragon depicted here is most likely being used for an unmanned DragonLab mission.

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• https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-2011-8117
• http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=57312 on the Wayback Machine at the Wayback Machine

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