Elon Musk is unveiling SpaceX’s new “space taxi” for astronauts

As the commercial space sector continues to develop apace, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, is about to unveil what it hopes will become the enzyme for a revolution in U.S. manned space transportation. Tonight at 7PM PDT, the manned version of the company’s hugely successful Dragon space capsule will be shown off at a special invite-only event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, by SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. The Dragon V2 is designed to carry seven astronauts into orbit after being launched atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket system, which is proving to be a stalwart for U.S. access to to space.