Dragon 2 DragonFly

DragonFly
A DragonFly hover test in November 2015.
TypeSpace capsule prototype
ClassSpaceX Dragon 2
EponymDragonflies
Serial no.C201
OwnerSpaceX
ManufacturerSpaceX
History
First flight
Flights1
Flight time109 seconds
FateRetired
SpaceX Dragon 2s
C204 →

The Dragon 2 DragonFly (Dragon C201) was a prototype suborbital rocket-powered test vehicle for a propulsively-landed version of the SpaceX Dragon 2. DragonFly underwent testing in Texas at the McGregor Rocket Test Facility in October 2015. However, the development eventually ceased as the verification burden imposed by NASA was too great to justify it.