--- description: The state-of-the-art Dragon spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space system title: Watch Elon Musk Unveil SpaceX's Dragon V2 On This Live Stream Tonight image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Space](/tag/space/) ## Space Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Elon Musk Unveil SpaceX's Dragon V2 on This Livestream Tonight by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2014 11:00 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2014 11:00 PM CUT SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will unveil a brand new Dragon spacecraft, which will be responsible for ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station, on this livestream at 10 p.m. ET Thursday, May 29. “SpaceX’s new Dragon V2 spacecraft is a next generation spacecraft designed to carry astronauts into space,” [said SpaceX in an official statement.](http://www.universetoday.com/111534/spacex-ceo-elon-musk-to-unveil-manned-dragon-space-taxi-on-may-29/ "undefined") NASA retired its fleet of shuttles in 2011\. It has since been using Russian spacecraft to reach the ISS, [paying Russia $71 million per person per trip.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/04/30/russias-deputy-pm-tells-u-s-astronauts-to-go-to-space-on-a-trampoline-the-joke-may-be-on-him/ "undefined") This puts NASA in a precarious situation as Russia could cease service at will — the country’s deputy prime minister, Dmitry Roxine, tweeted such a threat from his Twitter account in April, stating “After analyzing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest to the USA to bring their astronauts to the International Space Station using a trampoline.” Musk replied: > [](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/461279062837968897) SpaceX’s current Dragon design has been used to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station [three times](http://www.businessinsider.com/space-x-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-on-friday-2014-4 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/136336/spacex-dragon-elon-musk-live-stream/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/136336/spacex-dragon-elon-musk-live-stream/"},"headline":"Watch Elon Musk Unveil SpaceX's Dragon V2 on This Livestream Tonight","datePublished":"2014-05-29T23:00:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:06:45.770Z","description":"The state-of-the-art Dragon spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space system","url":"https://time.com/136336/spacex-dragon-elon-musk-live-stream/","keywords":["Space","Elon Musk","SpaceX","live stream","rocket"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space/","name":"Space"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/136336/spacex-dragon-elon-musk-live-stream/","name":"Watch Elon Musk Unveil SpaceX's Dragon V2 on This Livestream Tonight"}}]}] ```