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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

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To: Lx

Is that Col Panic?


41 posted on 09/11/2015 11:10:54 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Red Badger

Wonder if that’s real or a CAD rendering.


42 posted on 09/11/2015 11:11:02 AM PDT by keat
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To: Vermont Lt

I believe he’s been promoted.


43 posted on 09/11/2015 11:11:39 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: keat

Probably a mock-up...................


44 posted on 09/11/2015 11:12:44 AM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: pabianice

I would suggest that like a lot of airplanes, it probably flies itself.

If there is that much of a failure, probably not much you could do. Spam in a can.


45 posted on 09/11/2015 11:13:33 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

The robots will be doing all the work and the humans will be as useful as monkeys. ;-)


46 posted on 09/11/2015 12:09:56 PM PDT by Average Al
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To: Kirkwood
“The military and NASA use big, robust levers and switches for a reason.”

Not anymore.

Yes, they do. Lots of safetied toggles and switches, push buttons and dials that require several pounds of pressure. I doubt there are any touch screens that do anything besides control displays.

47 posted on 09/11/2015 1:39:31 PM PDT by pabianice (LINE)
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To: pabianice

I meant not anymore as touchpads take over due to cost and weight savings. I’m not saying that is the current standard, but it is evolving toward touchpads.

By the way, that bar over the touchpad is put there to rest your fingers on and then you press the pad with your thumb. This is already a standard implementation of using touchpads on devices where you need an accurate button press.


48 posted on 09/11/2015 2:55:50 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: 2001convSVT
No Windows?

"I had in mind a jimp."

49 posted on 09/11/2015 3:01:37 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: 21twelve

The “fly into orbit” button most be on the other side.


50 posted on 09/11/2015 3:29:25 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: Red Badger

Interesting


51 posted on 09/15/2015 1:05:07 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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