... Space Flight . ... Development on Dragon began in 2005 under NASAтАЩs Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.€а Knowing that the Shuttles were going to be retired, NASA wanted an alternative method of space travel developed and SpaceX took the mantle.€а However with the last Shuttle mission taking place in July 2011 the race is now on to get another reliable craft ready.€а At the moment NASA astronauts are reliant on the Russian Soyuz craft to take them to the ...