DocM Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 A brief history of the SpaceX Dragon 2004/5 Magic Dragon, the first manned capsule designed for SpaceX by engineer Andy Elson. The carbon fiber nose cone, which pneumatically opened to expose a CBM berthing adapter, was produced by W J Todd Engineering of Yeovil, England. 2006 By now the launcher had evolved to the much larger Falcon 9, and the familiar 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 31, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2015 Excellent post...I had no idea of the "tower abort system" nor the early bullet nose...talk about rapid progression...Thanks for posting the history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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