Genius! SpaceX Major Changed With Dragon Reusability will blow your mind!

Genius! SpaceX Major Changed With Dragon Reusability will blow your mind!
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0:00 - 0:16: intro
0:17 - 1:47: current and expected number of flights of a Dragon spacecraft
1:48 - 5:32: evaluation activities to certify the expansion of flight limits
5:33 - 7:59: the signaling of Starship behind the effort to expand Dragon’s lifespan
8:00 - 8:11: outro
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Genius! SpaceX Major Changed With Dragon Reusability will blow your mind!
SpaceX's reusability sets it apart from the rest of the aerospace industry. and their Crew Dragon, the only reusable and certified human-rated spacecraft to the ISS, is a sharp weapon. Even more ambitiously, SpaceX is aiming higher with the reusability of Dragon.
Let's find out in today’s episode of Tech Pace: How spaceX Major Change With Dragon Reusability shocked the whole industry.
Genius! SpaceX Major Changed With Dragon Reusability will blow your mind!
Let's rewind a bit. Back in early March, SpaceX's Endeavour Crew Dragon just wrapped up its fifth mission. That's the maximum number currently allowed for the spacecraft, so retirement might seem like the next step. But hold on, SpaceX has a different vision for Crew Dragon. They believe it has a lot more life left in it, it can fly again, and they're taking steps to prove it. At a February 25th briefing, Nasa and SpaceX announced some exciting news: they're exploring the possibility of extending Crew Dragon's certification to a whopping 15 flights! That's triple the current limit. Yes, you heard that right.
Genius! SpaceX Major Changed With Dragon Reusability will blow your mind!
From SpaceX's perspective, reusing space products and maintaining a regular launch routine is quite normal. While they've mastered it, Nasa, other organizations and companies in the industry do not. Russian Soyuz? It can launch but not be reused. And don't forget this, SpaceX's approach has freed Nasa from dependence on Soyuz for missions to the ISS. There's not a chance Nasa will bow down to its biggest competitor again. To ensure mission flexibility and avoid the risks of signing with a single provider, Nasa has contracts with other providers for similar services, specifically Boeing and Sierra Space. However, as of now, Dragon is the only spacecraft that can safely make trips to the ISS. Starliner hasn't even completed its first crewed flight yet, and Dream Chaser, while promising, remains a future project.