The crewed Dragon mission is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which intends to bring ISS astronaut launches back to US soil for the first time since the end of the space shuttle era in 2011.

This is clearly a marketing tool for SpaceX. It wants to sell the public on the concept of Crew Dragon and ensure a steady stream of business. At the same time, it shows just how much spacecraft ...

SpaceX's Crew Dragon docking simulator puts you in control of a rendezvous with the International Space Station. (Image credit: SpaceX) The simulator shows parameters such as distance, roll, pitch ...

In the simulator, controls on your left manipulate the Crew Dragon’s translation: its movements forward, backward, up, down, and side to side (though in space, this is all relative).

Dragon boats paddlers listen to instructions during practice Sunday, May 4, 2025, at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The team is getting ready for races during the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival.