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SpaceX has redone their website & added these specs for the Dragon. There is also a video available on this page.<br /><br /> DRAGON OVERVIEW <br /><br /> <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><font color="orange">The Dragon spacecraft is a pressurized capsule used for Earth to LEO transport of either pressurized cargo or a crew of up to 7. Initiated internally by SpaceX in 2005, Dragon will be utilized to fulfill our NASA COTS contract for demonstration of cargo re-supply of the ISS.<br /><br />The Dragon capsule is comprised of 3 main elements: the Nosecone, which protects the vessel and the docking adaptor during ascent; the Pressure Section, which houses the crew and/or pressurized cargo; and the Service Section, which contains avionics, the RCS system, and other support infrasturcture.<br /><br />In addition a Trunk Section is included, which provides for the stowage of unpressurized cargo and will support the solar panels providing power to Dragon. The Dragon design is based on a traditional re-entry capsule with an ablative heatshield, an offset center-of-mass and a lift-to-drag ratio of ~0.3 during re-entry.<br /><br />Dragon Highlights:Fully Autonomous with Manual Over-ride capability in crewed configuration <br />Pressurized Cargo/Crew capacity of 3100 kg to ISS orbit <br />Supports 7 passengers in Crew configuration <br />Down-cargo capability (equal to up-cargo) <br />Integral CBM, with LIDS or APAS support if required <br />Designed for Water Landing under Parachute (Ocean Recovery) <br />Lifting re-entry for landing precision & low-g’s <br />To ensure a rapid transition from cargo to crew capability, the cargo and crew configurations of Dragon are almost identical, with the exception of the crew escape system, the life support system and onboard controls that allow the crew to take over control from the flight computer when needed. This focus</font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>