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SpaceX will send a spacesuit-clad crash test dummy to the International Space Station as part of a trial flight for its Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will take place on 2 March and will also deliver supplies to crew aboard the ISS. An array of sensors built into the mannequin's suit will help provide key data ahead of the first human passengers going aboard the capsule later this year. It is not the first mannequin SpaceX founder Elon Musk has sent into space, having already launched the Starman dummy. The launch was a demonstration of the private space firm's ultra powerful Falcon Heavy Rocket, which would one day be used to help transport humans to Mars. Nasa plans to send astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley into space in April using the Crew Dragon. Earlier this month, Mr Musk revealed the cost of a ticket to Mars on board a SpaceX flight would be less than $100,000. Taking questions on social media, he wrote: "I'm confident moving to Mars (return ticket is free) will one day cost less than $500k & maybe even below $100k. Low enough that most people in advanced economies could sell their home on Earth and move to Mars if they want." |