SpaceX Dragon 2 Passes NASA Habitability Tests Prior To Return From ISS

SpaceX Dragon 2 Passes NASA Habitability Tests Prior To Return From ISS

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View of the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicle in the company's processing hangar at the Launchpad 39A in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida in 2018. The Crew Dragon 2 vehicle's solar panel arrangement is different from the cargo Dragon's panel arrangement, with the latter's 'winged' deployment having a higher risk of failure unacceptable for crewed missions. (Image Credit: SpaceX)

Earlier this year astronautic launch services provider and equipment manufacturer Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) made history when it launched astronauts from American soil to the International Space Station (ISS) in its Dragon 2 spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 liquid rocket booster. The launch was a part of NASA Dragon DM-2 mission which is the final step in the space agency's testing and evaluation of SpaceX's vehicle for crewed commercial missions to the ISS under its Commercial Crew Program (CCP).