It's entertaining to compare the reaction to this announcement to the reaction a few years back of the former astronauts being hired by ATK to work Ares...
Quote from: Jorge on 03/04/2011 11:59 pmIt's entertaining to compare the reaction to this announcement to the reaction a few years back of the former astronauts being hired by ATK to work Ares...+1I wonder how much influence 2 former astronauts have internally. Other companies use them for external influence.
Quote from: Antares on 03/05/2011 12:52 amQuote from: Jorge on 03/04/2011 11:59 pmIt's entertaining to compare the reaction to this announcement to the reaction a few years back of the former astronauts being hired by ATK to work Ares...+1I wonder how much influence 2 former astronauts have internally. Other companies use them for external influence.Bingo... and that Sir, is the difference. I am sure that Sox and Big G have some influence with NASA; however, they have pull within SpaceX as well.
Sounds like they have a flight crew for their first manned testflight!
Bingo... and that Sir, is the difference. I am sure that Sox and Big G have some influence with NASA; however, they have pull within SpaceX as well.VRRE327
Quote from: Cherokee43v6 on 03/05/2011 01:51 amSounds like they have a flight crew for their first manned testflight! LOL, I was just thinking the same thing.
Great new article from Garrett and space.comhttp://www.space.com/11124-astronaut-garrett-reisman-spacex-qa.html
How many astronauts work for SpaceX at this point? Is this known?
Former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, who has been director of space operations at SpaceX for the last several years, is joining the faculty of USC’s Dept. of Astronautical Engineering. He’ll remain a senior advisor for SpaceX’s commercial crew work.