Dragon 2 DragonFly
The Dragon 2 DragonFly (Dragon C201) was a prototype suborbital rocket-powered test vehicle for a propulsively-landed version of the SpaceX Dragon 2. DragonFly underwent testing in Texas at the McGregor Rocket Test Facility in October 2015. However, the development eventually ceased as the verification burden imposed by NASA was too great to justify it.
| DragonFly | |
|---|---|
A DragonFly hover test in November 2015. | |
| Type | Space capsule prototype |
| Class | SpaceX Dragon 2 |
| Eponym | Dragonflies |
| Serial no. | C201 |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| History | |
| First flight |
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| Flights | 1 |
| Flight time | 109 seconds |
| Fate | Retired |
| SpaceX Dragon 2s | |
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