Wouldn't be very smart for Musk to fly on an early flight. Way too risky, too many things depend on him at the moment.
Mr. Bergin,A very nice read and overview, thanks. Interesting that you say SpaceX has been very helpful towards your organization. Can you say if they communicate with you through a PAO type position, or do you have access to more of their employees as well (to get multiple views on an issue you are discussing with them)?
It's a nice overview, neatly sums up what is known.The rub is this:“SpaceX was founded to develop the technology to get humans to Mars – to make humanity multi-planetary,” added Ms. Ra. “Everything we do is an incremental step towards that goal, including Dragon developments.”also known, but always good to see it unequivocally stated.
I can't seem to reconcile these statements. How could Dragon's cargo be this much less dense (factor of about 3) than Progress'?
Thanks chaps! Quote from: meekGee on 07/05/2013 04:56 pmIt's a nice overview, neatly sums up what is known.The rub is this:“SpaceX was founded to develop the technology to get humans to Mars – to make humanity multi-planetary,” added Ms. Ra. “Everything we do is an incremental step towards that goal, including Dragon developments.”also known, but always good to see it unequivocally stated.Yep. We're not breaking any news with this one, but it's a nice lead in (or baseline) article to more specific content. That quote is a good springboard for Mars related questions.There's always a method to my madness!
Quote from: Lee Jay on 07/05/2013 05:01 pmI can't seem to reconcile these statements. How could Dragon's cargo be this much less dense (factor of about 3) than Progress'?Because the Progress carries water and propellant
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/05/2013 05:03 pmThanks chaps! Quote from: meekGee on 07/05/2013 04:56 pmIt's a nice overview, neatly sums up what is known.The rub is this:“SpaceX was founded to develop the technology to get humans to Mars – to make humanity multi-planetary,” added Ms. Ra. “Everything we do is an incremental step towards that goal, including Dragon developments.”also known, but always good to see it unequivocally stated.Yep. We're not breaking any news with this one, but it's a nice lead in (or baseline) article to more specific content. That quote is a good springboard for Mars related questions.There's always a method to my madness! heh, looking forward to part 2 then.My question(s), if ever it becomes possible to ask: Are there concrete plans for ground equipment/activity beyond just "transport to Mars" (I'm talking unmanned) and what do they plan to use as a power source on the ground.
The questions are restricted to the L2 section, otherwise we'd have about 5000 questions.
How could Dragon's cargo be this much less dense (factor of about 3) than Progress'?