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Dragon visits the space station for the first time in 2010

Elon Musk promised Dragon visits the space station for the first time in 2010 by the end of 2010. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“And then next year we go to the space station for the first time.”
— Elon Musk · Apr 7, 2009 · Churchill Club: An Evening with Elon Musk (April 7, 2009), video, ~00:59:19 00:59:19 ↗
Video: Churchill Club: An Evening with Elon Musk (April 7, 2009), video, ~00:59:19
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:59:19 — CHURCHILL CLUB: AN EVENING WITH ELON MUSK (APRIL 7, 2009), VIDEO, ~00:59:19
What actually happened

Dragon first berthed at the ISS on May 25, 2012 (COTS 2/3), about a year and a half after 2010 ended. Wikipedia: Dragon C2+ (first ISS berthing, May 2012) ↗

The Progression

Apr 7, 2009
The promise: “And then next year we go to the space station for the first time.” · Churchill Club: An Evening with Elon Musk (April 7, 2009), video, ~00:59:19 00:59:19 ↗
Dec 31, 2010
Deadline passed. Dragon first berthed at the ISS on May 25, 2012 (COTS 2/3), about a year and a half after 2010 ended. Wikipedia: Dragon C2+ (first ISS berthing, May 2012) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 5,764 days past due. Never happened.

At the Churchill Club in April 2009 Elon Musk said Dragon would go to the space station for the first time in 2010. That first visit came in May 2012.

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