Dragon 2
First Flight: 2 March 2019
- Status:Active
- Type:capsule
- Crew Capacity:7
- Orbit Duration:2 years
- Launch Payload Mass:6000 kg
- Return Payload Mass:3000 kg
- Height With Trunk:7.2 m
- Launch Payload Vol:25 m3
- Return Payload Mass:11 m3
- Diameter:3.7 m
Dragon 2 (also Crew Dragon, Dragon V2, or formerly DragonRider) is the second version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which will be a human-rated vehicle. It includes a set of four side-mounted thruster pods with two SuperDraco engines each, which can serve as a launch escape system or launch abort system (LAS). In addition, it has much larger windows, new flight computers and avionics, and redesigned solar arrays, and a modified outer mold line from the initial cargo Dragon that has been flying for several years.