I wonder if a few controlls, including a joystick, won't end up mounted on the armrests of the command couches.
Quote from: OnWithTheShow on 09/11/2015 03:17 pmIt is interesting that NASA was just the other day touting the capability for CST-100 to swap cargo and crew. Wouldnt Crew Dragon have this same capability? The video seems to show the standard ISS config with 4 seats and 2 cargo pallets. I imagine they could easily remove seat 4 and have the whole lower portion for cargo.I see 5 seats
It is interesting that NASA was just the other day touting the capability for CST-100 to swap cargo and crew. Wouldnt Crew Dragon have this same capability? The video seems to show the standard ISS config with 4 seats and 2 cargo pallets. I imagine they could easily remove seat 4 and have the whole lower portion for cargo.
Quote from: Fr4nK on 09/11/2015 04:55 pmQuote from: OnWithTheShow on 09/11/2015 03:17 pmIt is interesting that NASA was just the other day touting the capability for CST-100 to swap cargo and crew. Wouldnt Crew Dragon have this same capability? The video seems to show the standard ISS config with 4 seats and 2 cargo pallets. I imagine they could easily remove seat 4 and have the whole lower portion for cargo.I see 5 seatsI see 5 seats too, but the lower one misses the legs' rest.
So I want to say "AHA!" here, because I remember commenting about the safety of the interior way back, as it seemed rather bare and exposed with those isogrid hexagons posing a potential injury hazard for any free-floating astronaut who bonked into them. Some of you disagreed with me, but now with the new interior shots we can all see the improvements. This is what the interior of a manned space capsule should look like, and not have any exposed jagged or sharp edges that can injure someone. Even though you may be strapped in most of the time, there will be times (embarkation/disembarkation) when you are not, and that's when that softer/smoother interior can help to avoid unnecessary bruises.
That's what macros are for. This thing is supposed to fly itself. Active control is a backup mode.
Quote from: Scylla on 09/12/2015 03:33 pmI wonder if a few controlls, including a joystick, won't end up mounted on the armrests of the command couches.Or use gesture recognition.Or even Electromyographic signals (EMG) which "are noninvasively sensed from the muscles used to perform thesegestures".
They aren't 'improvements". It is unnecessary. The isogrid hexagons are not potential injury hazard, many spacecraft have flown that way. So PR and look is more important than function to you?
Now all we need is a SpaceX website where you can kit out your own Dragon 2 configuration and specify the number of seats, if you want leather seats (optional extra), in-flight entertainment system and... On the upside, satnav is at least a standard option!
Crew Dragon was designed to be an enjoyable ride. With four windows, passengers can take in views of Earth, the Moon, and the wider Solar System right from their seats, which are made from the highest-grade carbon fiber and Alcantara cloth.
Quote from: The Amazing Catstronaut on 09/10/2015 09:54 pm"deorbit now" button! Given the seemingly urgent nature of this button, could SuperDracos be used for this deorbit burn, in theory?
"deorbit now" button!
They need a red, glowing eye in the middle of the control panel, and some rotating 3D status displays with big three-letter IDs, like ATM, PWR, NUC and so forth. And the crew should be in airline uniforms, with hats, and the stewardess should have a huge soft white egg on her head. And she should hand out a souvenir pen to the bored, sleepy passenger, subtly slipping it into his top pocket. Hey, don't disagree - this is the commercial flight to a space station we've been waiting for!Just ignore any warnings about defective AE35 units and nothing could possibly go wornggggg...
Quote from: The Amazing Catstronaut on 09/10/2015 09:54 pm"deorbit now" button! Hopefully with "Are you sure? Y/N". Cheers, Martin
A little late to the game here, but I'm surprised no one has mentioned the apparent removal of the center window.Quote from: http://www.spacex.com/crew-dragonCrew Dragon was designed to be an enjoyable ride. With four windows, passengers can take in views of Earth, the Moon, and the wider Solar System right from their seats, which are made from the highest-grade carbon fiber and Alcantara cloth.