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I'm pretty sure they lifted a non-functional mockup with similar weight characteristics, not the final functional Dragon model...

• ugh 16y ago
  No, they did lift a real and functional Dragon capsule: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon#Maiden_flight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon#Maiden_flight
  • edge17 16y ago
    yep, i saw it back in jan, burned from the reentry heat and all :)
  • InclinedPlane 16y ago
    Yup! If it had been a country doing it instead of SpaceX they probably would have already put a human into orbit in a Dragon capsule.
    • hugh3 16y ago
      Is there any legal restriction preventing them from putting a person in their next test flight?
      • ceejayoz 16y ago
        I'd imagine it's more a commercial restriction - they really, really, really don't want to kill someone on the first few dozen flights. (they don't want to kill anyone ever, of course, but an early death would be an inordinately huge blow to their potential success in the market)