SpaceX Crew Dragon parachute test

Published on Sep 19, 2019

The SpaceX #CrewDragon spacecraft parachutes successfully deploy during the latest development test. This test simulated a pad abort, where the vehicle is tumbling at low altitude before parachute deploy, validating SpaceX’s parachute models and margins. As a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, SpaceX has been developing and testing the Crew Dragon parachute system, which is comprised of two drogue parachutes and four main ring-sail parachutes—the same type of parachutes that have been commonly and successfully used for human spaceflight in the past.


SpaceX Crew-1 mission overview

Sept 29, 2020

CREW-1 MISSION OVERVIEW NEWS CONFERENCE
NASA personnel including Commercial Crew Program manager Steve Stich, International Space Station deputy manager Kenny Todd and Flight Director Anthony Vareha were joined by SpaceX’s director of Crew Mission Management Benji Reed and JAXA International Space Station program manager Junichi Sakai to provide an overview of the upcoming Crew-1 mission, including the flight plan, activities for the crew while onboard and the current status of preparations for the mission.