SpaceX Corporation introduces new generation spacecraft Dragon V2

On May 30, the American private space exploration technology corporation SpaceX introduced the Dragon V2 spacecraft that can carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and when returning, can land anywhere on Earth.

Dragon V2 spacecraft. (Source: SpaceX)

This is the first project to send astronauts to the ISS by a private company since the space shuttle project was discontinued in 2011.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said an important feature of Dragon V2 is that it can land anywhere on Earth with the precision of a helicopter.

According to the plan, astronauts will use rocket boosters and open the ship's legs to land on the ground, instead of using parachute technology to land on the ocean like previous cargo spacecraft.

In addition, Dragon V2 still has a parachute to use in case the engine fails before landing. Dragon V2 has an improved heat shield and will automatically dock with the ISS instead of using a robotic arm to dock with the ISS like previous spacecraft have done.

Billionaire Elon Musk called this a technological leap. However, he did not say when the first operational test of Dragon V2 would take place.

In 2012, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft became the first private spacecraft to deliver cargo to the ISS. The company is now competing with other aerospace giants including Boeing, Sierra Nevada, and Blue Origin to be the first private company to launch astronauts into space, with a launch scheduled for 2017.

SpaceX, Sierra Neda and Blue Origin have all received millions of dollars from NASA to fund projects to develop a new generation of spacecraft to take people into space. NASA said it is focusing on building spacecraft capable of taking people to Mars around 2030./.

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