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SpaceX update... SpaceX recently tested new seats on its Dragon capsule that the company hopes will accommodate 7 astronauts once Dragon becomes human-rated for spaceflight. As you can see with the photos at the very bottom of this entry, the interior of the vehicle is quite roomy...and the 7 crew members should feel pretty comfortable if the day soon comes that the Dragon ferries them to the International Space Station (ISS).
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In terms of Dragon heading to the ISS on its next flight, the historic launch is still scheduled for April 30. If things go well during NASA's Flight Readiness Review for this mission on April 16, Dragon C2+ (formerly known as Dragon C2... NASA recently changed the designation since this mission is a combination of two test flights that SpaceX was originally supposed to conduct this year) will lift off on its Falcon 9 rocket at 9:22 AM, Pacific Daylight Time, on the 30th...and arrive and berth with the orbital outpost that is the space shuttle’s legacy on May 3. Exciting times lay ahead.
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