Manned Space X version of the 'dragon' spacecraft blasted off for the first time musk: open the first step in Space travel

Space in the eastern time on March 2, 2 X 49 points, when the first manned flight version & other; Dragon & throughout; The spacecraft ( 龙2) Going smoothly at present. Founder elon musk says, this could be the first step on the open space travel to business customers.

the BBC reported, eastern time on March 2, 2 49 points, space exploration companies in the United States ( 空间X) The first manned flight in the Kennedy space center in Florida version & other; Dragon & throughout; The spacecraft ( 龙2) 。 Reported that the mission is not over, but now going smoothly.

CNN said that the launch manned dragon spacecraft's main purpose is to test the performance of the spacecraft has a dummy model, it wearing a spacesuit, sitting by the window. Around the head, neck and spine have sensor devices, the phone on human spacecraft might encounter power types of data.

Space X founder elon & middot; Musk said, the focus is still in the service of NASA. But once & other; Dragon & throughout; The ship running normally, will seek to commercial customers, and other This may be the first step to business customers open space travel & throughout; 。 He also said that the customer may include private citizens to the international space station.

shortly after rocket launch smoothly, NASA, NASA) Release tweets, said & other; Launch! American manned space systems a new chapter in the next major leap has left the launch pad. ”

it is reported that & other; Dragon & throughout; The spacecraft carrying & other; Falcon 9 & throughout; Stage has been successful in the Atlantic ocean on the ferry landing unmanned ship at sea. At present, the dragon spacecraft manned version Demo - 1 has been completed secondary separation, are entering round orbitals.

according to the planning of Space X, launch for docking with the international Space station after 24 hours, five days after the return to earth from the Space station. Dragon manned spacecraft with 7 seats, 3 Windows, able to carry seven astronauts at a time. It will also be for astronauts aboard the international space station to carry about 180 kilograms of supplies.

the BBC also mentioned that since the U. S. space shuttle all retired in 2011, the United States has been borrowed from Russia's space shuttle. The operation will be America's historic try manned space mission. The U. S. space agency in charge of the deputy director of the manned space business William & middot; Gus's beauty, 'said the test flight marks of the native American space shuttle astronauts into space & other; A key first step & throughout; 。