Dragon

Construction:

This is a classic ship design with the return capsule to allow a ballistic or guided return using gentle buoyancy body. Inside the ship is hermetic space of 10 m³ up to 3310 kg of cargo. Furthermore, the planned use of the ship in the piloted mode, it will be possible to settle the cab to 7 astronauts. Part of the return cabin most of the technological systems of the ship, such as a correction of 18 rocket engines Draco thrust 400 N, avionics, power systems, fuel tanks etc. At the top of the ship is located CBM joined node. This is overlaid on startup ship aerodynamic cover. During the years of manned ship will be accompanied by a ballistic recovery system. Cab length is 3.1 meters with a cover by 4.5 m. The maximum diameter of 3.7 meters.

Dragon V2

Focus: 

It is primarily intended for transporting US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), according to which a contract to perform 2-6 first manned flight since 2017. Or it can be used for transportation to private space stations, such as the planned station company Bigelow Aerospace.

Landing:

Unlike other contemporary ships manned Dragon V2 will motorized land using eight engines SuperDraco without parachutes. These will have a boat for emergencies only. SuperDraco engines will also replace conventional turret for quick rescue crews from the ramp. Thanks to this method of landing will be no need for expensive rescue operation and will be more comfortable for the crew. A similar advantage only have the US space shuttle program, the space shuttle, which landed on the airport runway like a normal airplane.

Carrier: 

Carrier Dragon V2 will rocket Falcon 9, which already brings Dragon supply ship, in the future, and its configuration DragonLab. Another version of Dragon is scheduled RedDragon to transport scientific equipment or supplies on Mars. It will start at the Falcon Heavy rockets.

DragonLab