SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on its debut unmanned flight on March 3, 3019 
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In pictures: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule completes historic unmanned flight test

The Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule completed its historic unmanned flight test on Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean right on time at 8.45 am EST.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft rolled out to Launch Complex 39A and went vertical for a dry run, earlier in February, to prep for the upcoming Demo-1 flight test. Photo: SpaceX
Falcon 9 launches Crew Dragon on its first test flight to the International Space Station. Courtesy: SpaceX
Falcon 9 launches Crew Dragon on its first test flight to the International Space Station. Courtesy: SpaceX
Falcon 9 launches Crew Dragon on its first test flight to the International Space Station. Courtesy: SpaceX
Crew Dragon prepares for its launch to the International Space Station. Courtesy: SpaceX
Pictures from Crew Dragon’s first launch to the International Space Station. Courtesy: SpaceX
After launching Crew Dragon on its first test flight to ISS, Falcon 9 lands on Of Course I Still Love You droneship — completing SpaceX’s 35th recovery of an orbital class rocket booster. Pic: SpaceX
SpaceX's Crew Dragon ready for debut flight on March 2, 2019
File photo: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offers a glimpse of the company's Starship test flight rocket, dubbed the Hopper (Pic: IANS)