[bdonlan]

I'm pretty sure they lifted a non-functional mockup with similar weight characteristics, not the final functional Dragon model...

[ugh]

No, they did lift a real and functional Dragon capsule: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon#Maiden_flight

[InclinedPlane]

Yup!

If it had been a country doing it instead of SpaceX they probably would have already put a human into orbit in a Dragon capsule.

[hugh3]

Is there any legal restriction preventing them from putting a person in their next test flight?

[ceejayoz]

I'd imagine it's more a commercial restriction - they really, really, really don't want to kill someone on the first few dozen flights.

(they don't want to kill anyone ever, of course, but an early death would be an inordinately huge blow to their potential success in the market)

[edge17]

yep, i saw it back in jan, burned from the reentry heat and all :)