Dragon V2 Reveal - Crew Capsule 29 May

True to his word, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will unveil Dragon V2 this Thursday, May 29th at SpaceX HQ to invited guests. SpaceX is calling the Dragon V2 "a next generation spacecraft designed to carry astronauts into space." It was April 29th that Musk tweeted that the "cover drops on May 29. Actual flight design hardware of crew Dragon, not a mockup."

He also tweeted this shortly before the date announcement; "Sounds like this might be a good time to unveil the new Dragon Mk 2 spaceship that @SpaceX has been working on w @NASA. No trampoline needed."

The "No trampoline needed" reference is to a tweet earlier in the day by Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, who said "After analysing the sanctions against our space industry I suggest the US delivers its astronauts to the ISS with a trampoline..."

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SpaceX has completed qualification testing for the SuperDraco thruster, an engine that will power the Dragon spacecraft's launch escape system and enable the vehicle to land propulsively on Earth or another planet with pinpoint accuracy.

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