SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is set for an upgrade with the company announcing the successful qualification testing of its SuperDraco rocket engine. Designed to replace the Draco engines used for attitude control on the Dragon orbital spacecraft, the SuperDraco will act as the Dragon’s launch emergency escape system, as well as giving it the ability to make a powered landing on Earth and other worlds... Continue Reading SpaceX completes qualification test of 3D-printed SuperDraco thruster
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Tags: 3D Printing, Commercial, Dragon, Elon Musk, Rocket, Spacecraft, SpaceX
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