QuoteCrew Dragon is at @NASA’s Plum Brook Station testing facility in Ohio, home to the largest thermal vacuum chamber in the world, to demonstrate its capability to withstand the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space. instagram.com/p/BkQ8w0mFoxahttps://twitter.com/spacex/status/1009580017049747456
Crew Dragon is at @NASA’s Plum Brook Station testing facility in Ohio, home to the largest thermal vacuum chamber in the world, to demonstrate its capability to withstand the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space. instagram.com/p/BkQ8w0mFoxa
Why is the trunk now dark? The first pictures of the vehicle shows it white.
What is the tank structure in the left back corner of the level the workers are on? One of the tanks has an American flag on it?
Quote from: Coastal Ron on 06/21/2018 05:01 amWhat is the tank structure in the left back corner of the level the workers are on? One of the tanks has an American flag on it?Looks like Morpheus (or something similar, I don't know if they built another one after the crash).
spacex At Naval Air Facility El Centro in Southern California, SpaceX recently completed its 16th test of Crew Dragon’s parachute system—verifying the system’s ability to slow Crew Dragon and ensure a safe landing in the unlikely event of a low altitude abort.
spacex Another view of SpaceX’s 16th Crew Dragon parachute test recently completed at Naval Air Facility El Centro in Southern California
Looks like the crew will need to have their seat straps cinched real tight during this parachute sequence - it's going to be like riding a bucking bronco for a few seconds! Most of reentry will be with Gs on their backs, but will the crew be more 'feet down' or 'eyes down' during this sequence based on what we see in these videos?
Quote from: FlokiViking on 06/27/2018 02:45 pmLooks like the crew will need to have their seat straps cinched real tight during this parachute sequence - it's going to be like riding a bucking bronco for a few seconds! Most of reentry will be with Gs on their backs, but will the crew be more 'feet down' or 'eyes down' during this sequence based on what we see in these videos?This is a low altitude abort test. I believe the deployment sequence higher up in the less dense air will be somewhat more graceful...
Quotespacex Another view of SpaceX’s 16th Crew Dragon parachute test recently completed at Naval Air Facility El Centro in Southern Californiahttps://instagram.com/p/BkgA3f8lPgo/
Quote from: Johnnyhinbos on 06/27/2018 03:09 pmQuote from: FlokiViking on 06/27/2018 02:45 pmLooks like the crew will need to have their seat straps cinched real tight during this parachute sequence - it's going to be like riding a bucking bronco for a few seconds! Most of reentry will be with Gs on their backs, but will the crew be more 'feet down' or 'eyes down' during this sequence based on what we see in these videos?This is a low altitude abort test. I believe the deployment sequence higher up in the less dense air will be somewhat more graceful...Yeah, this test was nothing compared to the way the capsule was rocking on the pad abort test.
Imagine the following scenario, D2 on top of a fully loaded F9 and still on the pad, an anomaly requires crew evacuation and that could be dangerous.Would an abort be called in such a scenario? Would such an abort -cause- the destruction of the F9 and the pad?
Quote from: Giovanni DS on 06/28/2018 01:39 pmImagine the following scenario, D2 on top of a fully loaded F9 and still on the pad, an anomaly requires crew evacuation and that could be dangerous.Would an abort be called in such a scenario? Would such an abort -cause- the destruction of the F9 and the pad?Depends what the anomoly is. If the vehicle is stable, they will detank and passivate it, and then evac the crew through the tower and/or slide escape.