NASA Astronauts Return Home in SpaceX's Crew Dragon Spacecraft [video]

Post by zitterbewegung » Sun, Aug 02, 2020, 2:31 AM UTC

caconym_ wrote: post #15

kanox wrote: post #3

Not yet, not until re-entry. It's arguably the most dangerous part of the missions since launching on Falcon 9 has happened many times before. Both Soyuz and the Space Shuttle had fatal accidents on re-entry.

You're not wrong, but I think it's cool how much safer the generic capsule design is than something like the Shuttle. Really the Shuttle got a whole lot wrong—heat-intolerant aluminum structure and critical, sensitive machinery directly beneath a layer of tiles so fragile you can crush them in your hands (IIRC). SpaceX's Starship will probably be a lot more tolerant to defects in the heat shield because of the relati…

Post by free_rms » Sun, Aug 02, 2020, 2:48 AM UTC

zitterbewegung wrote: post #21

caconym_ wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not wrong, but I think it's cool how much safer the generic capsule design is than something like the Shuttle. Really the Shuttle got a whole lot wrong—heat-intolerant aluminum structure and critical, sensitive machinery directly beneath a layer of tiles so fragile you can crush them in your hands (IIRC). SpaceX's Starship will probably be a lot more tolerant to defects in the heat shield because of the relati…

This is at the stage where you cant really make assumptions about what may happen because you don't know what could go wrong. (A.K.A you don't know what you don't know).

Post by tjpnz » Sun, Aug 02, 2020, 2:59 AM UTC

Post by justSayin000001 » Sun, Aug 02, 2020, 3:32 AM UTC

leetrout wrote: post #11

cheschire wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well from what I’ve read the observable universe is fairly flat, but I was wondering what if we’re just living in a basin or on a plateau that extends beyond our observable reach? I suck at math though so I’ll just wait for theoretical astrophysicists to tell me interesting things on blogs.

I’ve always pondered a mobius strip with a river-like motion .

Post by adamjb » Sun, Aug 02, 2020, 3:40 AM UTC

one2know wrote: post #24

caconym_ wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not wrong, but I think it's cool how much safer the generic capsule design is than something like the Shuttle. Really the Shuttle got a whole lot wrong—heat-intolerant aluminum structure and critical, sensitive machinery directly beneath a layer of tiles so fragile you can crush them in your hands (IIRC). SpaceX's Starship will probably be a lot more tolerant to defects in the heat shield because of the relati…

The Shuttle was built to bring down soviet spy satellites and spacecraft, so in that regard, it was the best design made.