Dragon 2 spacecraft
Dragon 2 is SpaceX’s active reusable spacecraft generation, encompassing the crewed Crew Dragon and uncrewed Cargo Dragon 2 variants. Both launch on Falcon 9, maneuver and dock autonomously, return their reusable capsule by parachute-assisted ocean splashdown, and discard the trunk before reentry.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SpaceX Dragon 2Dragon second generation
- Family Name
- Dragon 2
- Full Name
- Dragon 2 spacecraft
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraftcargo
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Dragon 2 is SpaceX’s active reusable spacecraft generation, encompassing the crewed Crew Dragon and uncrewed Cargo Dragon 2 variants. Both launch on Falcon 9, maneuver and dock autonomously, return their reusable capsule by parachute-assisted ocean splashdown, and discard the trunk before reentry.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
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- First Flight Year
- 2,019
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 16
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- maneuvering
- Variant Notes
- NASA describes Draco thrusters near the capsule base and under the nose cone for orbital maneuvering and attitude control.
- Count
- 8
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- auxiliary
- Variant Notes
- Eight SuperDraco engines are arranged in four pairs around the Crew Dragon capsule as its launch-escape system; they are not asserted as routine orbital propulsion.
- Name
- Crew Dragon 2 propulsion
- Notes
- Crew Dragon's exact configuration is recorded separately from Cargo Dragon 2: sixteen Draco thrusters provide orbital maneuvering and attitude control, while eight SuperDraco engines form the launch-escape system. No SuperDraco installation is asserted for the cargo variant here.
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- partially_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2
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- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:21:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 21:46:46 UTC
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