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m Payload: Not 90 kg, but 400 pounds: both SpaceX and NASA claim that there are "roughly" or even "more than" 400 lb of payload, not including Ripley the Dummy.
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== Payload ==
Instead of carrying astronauts to the ISS, this flight has a test dummy wearing SpaceX's [[Space suit#SpaceX suit|custom flight suit]]. The dummy, formally known as an [[Crash test dummy|Anthropomorphic Test Device]] (ATD), is named [[Ellen Ripley|Ripley]], as a homage to [[Sigourney Weaver|Sigourney Weaver's]] character in the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' movies franchise]]. The capsule is weighted similarly to missions with astronauts onboard, and is carrying approximately {{cvt|90400|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of supplies and a "super high tech zero-g indicator" (a plush toy).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/22/18236771/nasa-spacex-dragon-commercial-crew-dm-1-test-flight|title=NASA gives SpaceX the okay to launch new passenger spacecraft on uncrewed test flight|last=Grush|first=Loren|date=2019-02-22|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=Alan |title=NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s first trip to space station |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/nasa-spacex-test-dummy-set-dragon-2s-first-trip-space-station/ |website=GeekWire |publisher=GeekWire, LLC |accessdate=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartels |first1=Meghan |title=Meet Ripley, SpaceX's Dummy Astronaut Riding on Crew Dragon Test Flight |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-dummy-called-ripley.html |website=[[Space.com]] |accessdate=1 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="nasa20190302" />
 
Also the payload included what [[Elon Musk]] called a « Super high tech zero-g indicator »<ref>{{cite web |last=Weitering |first=Hanneke |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-1-celestial-buddy-toy.html |title=SpaceX Adds Adorable 'Zero-G Indicator' Inside the Crew Dragon |work=Space.com |date=2 March 2019 |accessdate=4 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |url=http://www.collectspace.com//news/news-030419a-celestial-buddies-earth-spacex-crew-dragon.html|title='Little Earth' on SpaceX Crew Dragon gives boost to Celestial Buddies|work=Collectspace.com |date=4 March 2019 |accessdate=4 March 2019}}</ref> in the form of a soft plush of planet Earth, an off-the-shelf toy from company Celestial Buddies, attached to one of the seats by a short wire. The toy rapidly sold out<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |url=https://www.celestialbuddies.com/ |title=Celestial Buddies Earth En Route to International Space Station! |work=celestialbuddies.com |date=2 March 2019 |accessdate=4 March 2019}}</ref>.