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SpaceX unveils Dragon V2, the worlds first commercial manned reusable spaceship

2014-05-30 15:11:36| Extremetech

SpaceX has unveiled what it hopes will be the future of manned, commercial spaceflight: The seven-seater Dragon V2 spaceship. It is very similar to the current, unmanned Dragon resupply spacecraft, but with the new ability to soft 'land anywhere on Earth with the accuracy of a helicopter,' rather than the normal method of parachuting from the atmosphere into the ocean. This will allow the Dragon V2 to be reused up to 10 times before needing a full service, massively reducing the total launch cost. NASA currently pays Russia $63 million for a seat in a Soyuz capsule; a seat on the Dragon V2 would cost just $20 million. Viva la commercial space travel!

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