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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.
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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.
What happens in the event of a parachute failure? Would they be in a position where they could fire up the Super Dracos for a propulsive landing?
What happens in the event of a parachute failure? Would they be in a position where they could fire up the Super Dracos for a propulsive landing?
As for propulsive landing - the latest I can see[1] is that while the craft is technically capable of propulsive landing, it's not approved by NASA, even for emergencies. So it's likely that these options are not even available for the crew, and they wouldn't have trained on how to use it/activate it.
[1] https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-crew-dragon-emergency-landi...
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The Shuttle was built to bring down soviet spy satellites and spacecraft, so in that regard, it was the best design made.
Huh interesting. Do you have sources for that information?
(Both Reagan and the Soviet top leadership didn't care about MAD, they cared about practical methods to stop incoming missiles. To get the arms limitations agreements signed, Reagan allowed the Soviets an exception to the anti-ABM ban to allow a ring of anti-ABM sites around Moscow, which exists until today. The "Star Wars" kinetic interception methods are also likely still active, though the laser methods probably never worked well.)
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The Shuttle was built to bring down soviet spy satellites and spacecraft, so in that regard, it was the best design made.
Huh interesting. Do you have sources for that information?
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/07/us/space-shuttle-poised-t...
The SpaceX crew land in Florida at 2:48 p.m. ET on Sunday.
NASA/SpaceX really should start using UTC for their timestamps.
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The Shuttle was built to bring down soviet spy satellites and spacecraft, so in that regard, it was the best design made.
Huh interesting. Do you have sources for that information?
Obviously there is the movie about Salyut 7 that depicts the shuttle trying to capture the station. Salyut 3 had a machine gun attached to it.