Topic
Commercial spaceflight
2 questions tagged Commercial spaceflight — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
which
Which spacecraft first returned from the International Space Station with a reusable cargo capsule?
SpaceX’s Dragon was the first commercial spacecraft to return cargo from the International Space Station in a reusable capsule. It completed its first cargo return in 2012.
Space explorationCommercial spaceflight
when
When was the first private spacecraft launched into orbit?
The first privately developed spacecraft to reach orbit was launched on 21 September 2006: SpaceX’s Falcon 1 on its third flight reached space but did not achieve orbit. The first private spacecraft to actually reach orbit was SpaceX’s Falcon 9 with the Dragon capsule on 8 December 2010, and Dragon later docked with the ISS in 2012.
Space ExplorationCommercial Spaceflight