← BackMay 29, 2014SpaceX Dragon V2 Unveil0:00 / 0:00CC1×YouTubeSpaceX Dragon V2 UnveilMay 29, 2014Musk unveils the crewed Dragon V2 capsule at SpaceX's Hawthorne factory, a space taxi for astronauts.Musk unveils the crewed Dragon V2 capsule at SpaceX's Hawthorne factory, a space taxi for astronauts.TranscriptElon MuskLiftoff of the Falcon 9.There we have the Dragon in range of the space station.All right, welcome everybody to Hawthorne headquarters of Space Exploration Technologies. We're here to Unveil Dragon version 2. Dragon version 1 is right above your heads. In fact, this is the first Dragon spacecraft that came back from orbit. You can see the scorch marks on the heat shield, the thrusters that are fired. It's just to real spacecraft. And I'll start off by telling you a little bit about the Dragon version one before showing you Dragon version two.When we first created Dragon version one, we didn't really know how to create a spacecraft. We never designed a spacecraft before. So while there are a lot of interesting technologies in version one, it does have a relatively conventional landing approach. So it throws out parachutes to land in the water off the coast of California after it comes back from the space station. And it does have a life support system, but not one that can last for a long time or carry a lot of people.And so it's a great spacecraft and it was a great proof of concept that showed us what it took to bring something back from orbit, which is a very difficult thing to do. Usually when something comes in from orbital velocity, it burns up in a big fireball. So, but going From Dragon version 1, we wanted to take a big step in technology, really create something that was a step change in spacecraft technology.And some important characteristics of that are the ability to land anywhere on land propulsively. So that's one of the things that Dragon version 2 will be able to do. So you'll be able to land anywhere on Earth with the accuracy of a helicopter, which is, I think, something that a spaceship should, a modern spaceship should be able to do. And it'll be capable of carrying seven people, so seven astronauts for several days.It has an improved version of our pica heat shield. And it's all around, I think, really a big leap forward in technology. It really takes things to the next level. So with that, let's see the Dragon version one. We're going to do the countdown here. All right, dragon version 2 -10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. It.So let's. We have an animation that shows you how Dragon version 2 will work. So let's roll that animation.It.