The Crew Dragon is designed to carry up to seven astronauts and has an integrated launch escape system that can bring safety to the crew in the event of an emergency.
The Crew Dragon has eight engines and can move half a mile in only 7.5 seconds.
The Dragon spacecraft became the first American spacecraft in history to autonomously dock with the ISS and it was able to safely land off of the Florida coast.
Also, the parachute recovery system was successfully tested 25 times under different deployment conditions.
“The Dragon spacecraft is capable of carrying up to 7 passengers to and from Earth orbit, and beyond. The pressurized section of the capsule is designed to carry both people and environmentally sensitive cargo,” SpaceX explains on its website. “Towards the base of the capsule and contained within the nose cone are the Draco thrusters, which allow for orbital maneuvering.”
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster launched its capsule into orbit on July 25 and it contained 5,500 pounds worth of equipment for experiments and scientific research to supply the ISS.
Although it carried equipment up to the ISS, the main goal is to carry a crew of astronauts to the International Space Station for the Demo-2 mission with NASA, which should happen in 2020.
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