SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
8 Dec 2010, 3:43pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Dragon 1
Booster
B0004
Landing
Parachute Landing (Atlantic Ocean)
Failed
Mission
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 in 2010 was the unmanned first spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the Dragon C1, which orbited the Earth, and the second overall flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9. It was also the first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program for which SpaceX was selected. The primary mission objectives were to test the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule.
Available Replays
SpaceX
Spacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)
SpaceX - Falcon 9, Flight 2
Updated: Dec 10, 5:30am UTC
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