SpaceX to end Crew Dragon capsule production.
The production of SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut capsule is coming to an end. The company currently has four Crew Dragon capsules: Endurance, Resilience, Endeavour, and Freedom. The final one, Freedom, was named just a week ago and is scheduled to launch in April from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In addition, NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, who will command the upcoming Crew Dragon flight, tweeted about the name reveal.
The Falcon 9 rocket transports the Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station.
However, while ending production of Crew Dragon may appear to be a dramatic and unexpected move after less than two years of operational astronaut launches, and it undeniably hints at the company's desire for Starship to take over. As of today, SpaceX only has two operational Cargo Dragon 2 capsules in its uncrewed feet, both of which have already flown twice.
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