The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

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On Friday, at the California headquarters of the American corporation SpaceX, a manned version of the Dragon V2 spacecraft was demonstrated, which is designed to transport seven astronauts at once to the International Space Station and back. The shuttle can land anywhere on Earth with the precision of a helicopter. Dragon V2 is also capable of automatically docking with the ISS. Currently, American astronauts travel to the ISS on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and pay Russia $60 million to carry each astronaut. According to the head of the American corporation SpaceX Elon Musk, the cost of a Dragon V2 flight per astronaut will be $20 million.

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The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

1. Presentation by SpaceX Corporation of the Dragon V2 manned reusable spacecraft at the California headquarters in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. The ship is designed to transport seven astronauts to the ISS at once and back. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

2. The head of the American corporation SpaceX Elon Musk presents a manned version of the Dragon V2 spacecraft at the California headquarters in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

3. Invited guest Robin Lee exits the cockpit of the Dragon V2 during a presentation at the California headquarters of SpaceX Corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

4. The Dragon V2 ship at the California headquarters of the SpaceX Corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

5. The Dragon V2 ship at the California headquarters of the SpaceX Corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

6. Dragon V2 ship at the California headquarters of the SpaceX Corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

7. The head of the American corporation SpaceX Elon Musk at the California headquarters of the corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

8. Dragon V2 ship at the California headquarters of the SpaceX Corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

9. Dragon V2 ship at the California headquarters of the SpaceX Corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The Americans presented a manned reusable ship Dragon V2

10. The head of the American corporation SpaceX Elon Musk sits with guests inside the Dragon V2 spacecraft at the California headquarters of the SpaceX Corporation in Hawthorne, May 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

Keywords: Astronauts | Spaceship | ISS

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