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Dragon's space station launch around January 2012 (missed)

Elon Musk promised Dragon's space station launch around January 2012 by Jan 31, 2012. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“it looks like things will be more like January for the launch of the space station”
— Elon Musk · Sep 29, 2011 · National Press Club Luncheon (September 29, 2011), video, ~00:36:21 00:36:21 ↗
Video: National Press Club Luncheon (September 29, 2011), video, ~00:36:21
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:36:21 — NATIONAL PRESS CLUB LUNCHEON (SEPTEMBER 29, 2011), VIDEO, ~00:36:21
What actually happened

The Dragon COTS 2/3 mission launched to the ISS on May 22, 2012, nearly four months after January. Wikipedia: Dragon C2+ (launched May 22, 2012) ↗

The Progression

Sep 29, 2011
The promise: “it looks like things will be more like January for the launch of the space station” · National Press Club Luncheon (September 29, 2011), video, ~00:36:21 00:36:21 ↗
Jan 31, 2012
Deadline passed. The Dragon COTS 2/3 mission launched to the ISS on May 22, 2012, nearly four months after January. Wikipedia: Dragon C2+ (launched May 22, 2012) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 5,368 days past due. Never happened.

At the National Press Club in September 2011 Elon Musk said Dragon's launch to the space station would be around January 2012. It launched in May 2012.

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