Dragon Train can carry up to 7 people to the ISS in 2016

SpaceX has just introduced the second version of SpaceX Dragon space ship. SpaceX is a private company, their ship was developed to serve the US aeronautics agency to transport people and goods from Earth to the ISS international space station. The use of private vessels will help NASA save a lot of costs and promote private companies to grow.

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Dragon v2 version can carry up to 7 people along with a variety of goods inside, the ship can land all kinds of terrain on Earth, from water to land, can be reused many times and will ready to transport people to space in 2016.

The Dragon v2 uses SpaceX's Falcon 9 boosters to launch space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station located in Florida (USA). SpaceX said that although it serves NASA and ISS, it can also be used to transport travelers in the future.

Image of Dragon train simulator preparing to connect with ISS station

Dragon v2 is composed of two parts, the upper part is used to carry people and the lower part to carry goods. The hull is equipped with parachute to land on the water when returning to Earth and even landing on the ground by a propulsion system with the same level of accuracy as helicopters, enabling people to collect Return and reuse ships several times to reduce new production costs.

Inside Dragon Dragon's passenger and control compartment

From now until 2016, the ship will carry out many test flights and only carry the main cargo to ensure it will support the living conditions well if there are people sitting inside. According to NASA's plan, they will launch Dragon v2 into space in 2017 or 2018.

It is known that in addition to SpaceX there are many other companies in the program of developing private spacecraft for NASA including: Boeing, Blue Origin and Sierra Nevada. Currently, to bring a person to ISS with a Russian spacecraft, the United States has to pay the country $ 60 million, so using private companies' vessels will be a timely solution for the US government.