Questions tagged [red-dragon]

Questions about the version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft designed for a voyage to Mars.

Current plans is an unmanned launch in 2018.

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What would Red Dragon's realistic payload mass be?

So SpaceX's Red Dragon is unlikely to ever fly. But if it had, what would it's realistic payload to the surface be? How significant would the payload penalty be if the capsule itself was built to maintain an atmosphere, to allow use as a room,…
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