** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

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Another step towards the future:


Completion of qualification testing for the SuperDraco thruster. It will provide power for the Dragon’s escape system and enable controlled landings.
 
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Not sure I like the look off it, it's not bad, but OMG is it awesome.
Repulsive landing as standard. Parachute as back up. Although rockets have multiple back ups anyway.
 
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Dragon V2 is awesome!! Incredible set of abilities, a real leap forward I think for space access.

The only thing I think it needs to do now is prove its worth, prove its reliability, also when is the 1st test flight of it ? and also how many times can it actually be used? As many as it wants as long as hardware is replaced?
 
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Great long exposure of TMA-13M heading to the station last week:

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