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Falcon Heavy launches by end of 2016 (Code 2016)
“So we want to start re flying them towards the end of summer and then hopefully by the end of this year we'…”
Elon Musk promised Crew Dragon flying in 2017 (Code 2016) by the end of 2017. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.
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“And then, and then next year we'll be flying Dragon version two, which is the one that's capable of taking up to seven astronauts to the space station.”
— Elon Musk · Jun 1, 2016 · Code Conference (June 1, 2016), video, ~00:16:57 00:16:57 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:16:57 — CODE CONFERENCE (JUNE 1, 2016), VIDEO, ~00:16:57
What actually happened
Crew Dragon's first flight, the uncrewed Demo-1, launched on Mar 2 2019. The first crewed flight came in May 2020. Wikipedia: Crew Dragon Demo-1 (Mar 2 2019) ↗
The Progression
Jun 1, 2016
The promise: “And then, and then next year we'll be flying Dragon version two, which is the one that's capable of taking up to seven astronauts to the space station.” · Code Conference (June 1, 2016), video, ~00:16:57 00:16:57 ↗
Dec 31, 2017
Deadline passed. Crew Dragon's first flight, the uncrewed Demo-1, launched on Mar 2 2019. The first crewed flight came in May 2020. Wikipedia: Crew Dragon Demo-1 (Mar 2 2019) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 3,207 days past due. Never happened.
At Code 2016 Elon Musk said SpaceX would fly Dragon version two, the seven-astronaut capsule, the next year. It first flew in March 2019.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-10-12- [VIDEO] Code Conference (June 1, 2016), video, ~00:16:57 @ 00:16:57
- [TRANSCRIPT] Code Conference, June 1, 2016 — Elon Musk Archive transcript @ 00:16:57
SpaceX’s record
Delivered
31
38% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
50
Deadline passed, still no-show.
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