SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
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 capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth, and is the first private spacecraft to take humans to the space station.
| HEIGHT |
8.1 m / 26.7 ft |
| DIAMETER |
4 m / 13 ft |
| CAPSULE VOLUME |
9.3 m³ / 328 ft³ |
| TRUNK VOLUME |
37 m³ / 1300 ft³ |
| LAUNCH PAYLOAD MASS |
6,000 kg / 13,228 lbs |
| RETURN PAYLOAD MASS |
3,000 kg / 6,614 lbs |