Dragon is a reusable spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company based in Hawthorne, California. Dragon is launched into space by the SpaceX Falcon 9 two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. The Dragon spacecraft was originally designed for human travel, but so far has only been used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).
Height with trunk
7.2 m
23.6 ft
Trunk Volume
14 m3
494 ft3
Dry mass
4,200 kg
9,300 lb
Diameter
3.7 m
12 ft
Launch payload mass
6,000 kg
13,228 lb
Heat Shield
Material: PICA-X
Size: 3.6 m
Temperature: 3000 degrees
Dev Partner: NASA