SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in pictures
Summary: SpaceX is preparing to launch the first private-sector flight to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket will launch its Dragon capsule at the beginning of May
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Astronauts aboard the Dragon capsule
Dragon's mission to the Internatonal Space Station is actually a safety test for future passenger flights. Seven people can fit in Dragon with three seated in front and four standing.
Here, NASA astronauts try out the seating — and standing — arrangements.
Image credit: NASA
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