SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the second overall flight of the Falcon 9 rocket manufactured by SpaceX. It was also the first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. The primary mission objectives were to test the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule. The mission also aimed to test fixes to the Falcon 9 rocket, particularly the unplanned roll of the first stage that occurred during flight 1. Liftoff occurred on 8 December 2010 at 15:43 UTC.
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2010 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
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Space Cheese
Two SpaceX Dragons (4928532022)
COTS-1 Dragon Separation
COTS-1 Dragon After Return from Orbit (crop)
COTS-1 Dragon Spacecraft Recovery
COTS-1 Dragon After Return from Orbit
Dragon Spacecraft Recovery Team
COTS 1 Dragon recovery
COTS-1 Dragon Returning from Space
COTS 1 Dragon recovery post flight and re-assembly - cropped| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Space Cheese | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Two SpaceX Dragons (4928532022) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COTS-1 Dragon Separation | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COTS-1 Dragon After Return from Orbit (crop) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COTS-1 Dragon Spacecraft Recovery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COTS-1 Dragon After Return from Orbit | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dragon Spacecraft Recovery Team | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COTS 1 Dragon recovery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COTS-1 Dragon Returning from Space | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COTS 1 Dragon recovery post flight and re-assembly - cropped | Commons | ||
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