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SpaceX releases first interior photos of its astronaut-carrying spacecraft
www.theverge.com ^ | September 10, 2015 06:04 pm | By Loren Grush

Posted on 09/11/2015 10:24:42 AM PDT by Red Badger

SpaceX's new Crew Dragon capsule may be reserved for astronauts traveling to and from the International Space Station — but now you can take a virtual tour of the vehicle's insides. The company just released interior photos of the spacecraft, as well as a video showing closeups of its control panels and crew seats. The images offer our first glimpse at what the finished Crew Dragon will look like.

The photos show an interior that is sleek and smooth, with mostly black and white hardware. It gives off the vibe of a luxury sports car (which makes sense, given CEO Elon Musk also runs a high-end car business). The capsule has seven seats for crew, made of carbon fiber and Alcantara cloth. Video displays in front of the seats will provide information to the astronauts about the vehicle's position in space and the environment on board. There's even an environmental control system that astronauts can adjust in case the Crew Dragon's temperature is too hot or too cold.

Of course, any good ride needs a view of what's going on outside. Four windows embedded in the spacecraft's walls will allow astronauts to soak in the amazing view during their trip into space.

SpaceX is developing the Crew Dragon for NASA as part of the Commercial Crew Program. The space agency awarded both SpaceX and Boeing contracts to manufacture and operate crew vehicles to ferry U.S. astronauts to and from the ISS. The initiative is meant to stimulate the private sector, as well as decrease America's reliance on Russian rockets for getting into space.

Check out more images of the Crew Dragon below.

VIDEO AT LINK............................


TOPICS: Astronomy; Computers/Internet; Science; UFO's
KEYWORDS: 2001; aerospace; dragon; elonmusk; hal; mars; nasa; space; spaceexploration; spacex
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To: Red Badger

This is moronic. Touch screen controls? Take a tablet with you and have a friend drive the car over a bumpy dirt road. Now, try to use the tablet’s touch screen. Your fingers will go everywhere but where you want them to. Now try it in a spacecraft experiencing 8Gs and severe turbulence. RIP, crew. The military and NASA use big, robust levers and switches for a reason. This “preview” has to be a lie.


21 posted on 09/11/2015 10:45:40 AM PDT by pabianice (LINE)
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To: Red Badger

No holo-deck?


22 posted on 09/11/2015 10:46:01 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Gaffer
I meant to write:

If the seats fail there is backup, both struts under the seat will impale the astronaut's back to support them.

It does not look like they took them being out of the seats into account.

23 posted on 09/11/2015 10:47:10 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: Lx

Yep....I see that and I see, don’t get out of the seat, and hope for the best.


24 posted on 09/11/2015 10:51:02 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Red Badger

No Windows?


25 posted on 09/11/2015 10:51:34 AM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: Red Badger

Looks like their gave the design to art majors and not engineers. Call me back when their rockets stop exploding.


26 posted on 09/11/2015 10:57:40 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: Gaffer

Well you certainly don’t have to worry about hitting any mechanical switches. Since they put cabin depress right next to deorbit burn, it’s clear safety is #1; at least the buttons are protected like in Apollo.


27 posted on 09/11/2015 10:59:18 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: GraceG; pabianice

There is a reason real space/aircraft don’t use smooth flat buttons. And a ‘deorbit now’ button? Is this whole mockup a joke? Sure looks like satire.


28 posted on 09/11/2015 10:59:41 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: Lx

Well, I certainly do hope it all works well.


29 posted on 09/11/2015 11:00:12 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Red Badger

The metal edge of those screens looks like a great place to smash your skull open in micro gravity.


30 posted on 09/11/2015 11:00:41 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: JackOfVA

To this day, my all time fav movie...and I don’t care for Sci-Fi stuff and absolute detest StarWars/StarTrek drivel.


31 posted on 09/11/2015 11:04:01 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: 2001convSVT

Nope....................

32 posted on 09/11/2015 11:06:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: TalonDJ

“And a ‘deorbit now’ button?”

I must say, they sure have made this space flight thingy pretty simple!


33 posted on 09/11/2015 11:06:27 AM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: Lx

Well played


34 posted on 09/11/2015 11:07:28 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: TalonDJ

Probably plastic........................


35 posted on 09/11/2015 11:07:50 AM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: Red Badger

Is there a convertible model?


36 posted on 09/11/2015 11:08:49 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: Gaffer

“The occupants had damned well better be strapped in on reentry or liftoff, though....”

You’re suggesting that isn’t always true?


37 posted on 09/11/2015 11:09:02 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: IronJack

Not until 1 minute and 35 seconds after launch.....................


38 posted on 09/11/2015 11:09:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: Kirkwood

No, actually. But then again there’s the old standby “rough air” thing you get on airlines. Just doesn’t seem to me it’s designed for inflight roaming, IMO.


39 posted on 09/11/2015 11:10:40 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: pabianice

“The military and NASA use big, robust levers and switches for a reason.”

Not anymore.


40 posted on 09/11/2015 11:10:44 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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