SpaceX Dragon

SpaceX Dragon made history in 2012 by becoming the first commercial aircraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station and safely return to Earth. SpaceX, the private company that sponsors the aircraft, is currently revamping Dragon to hold crew.

Sponsored by SpaceX, a private company made to advance space technology, Dragon is the only functioning aircraft that can bring loads of cargo back to Earth safely from the International Space Station (ISS). According to the company’s website, Dragon’s last successful mission contained 2,300 pounds of pressurized and unpressurized cargo to the ISS on March 3, 2013. SpaceX is currently working on carrying crew to space and back. More information can be found on SpaceX’s website at www.spacex.com.

This piece was originally published in the pages of the Winged Post on May 16, 2014.