The DragonFly EIS lists a dry mass of 6,350.3 kg. How close that is to a crew V2 is up for discussion.This AmericaSpace article gives CST-100 a mass of 10 tons. http://www.americaspace.com/?p=40183
Wonder where the huge difference in mass comes from, especially since the CST 100 does not seem to be any more capable than the Dragon V2.
Quote from: Elmar Moelzer on 07/08/2014 05:59 pmIs it?It is right in the words: "The DragonFly EIS lists a dry mass of 6,350.3 kg"
Is it?
Centennial, Colo., (July 7, 2014) – United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of the launch site accommodations that will support commercial crew launches of Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST) -100 at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in Florida.The CDR, supported by Boeing, NASA, and the Air Force, approved the design for the Crew Access Tower, Crew Access Arm as well as the White Room that will allow the flight crews the ability to safely ingress and egress Boeing’s CST-100 crew module for launch. In addition, the team reviewed the conceptual design of the emergency egress system which is similar in design to the space shuttle basket escape system.
No mention of DC support in the new tower.
Among the questions1) anyone know when shovel turning day is?
Do the crew board capsule before or after LV is fuelled?.
http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-completes-critical-design.aspx
Quote from: Prober on 07/08/2014 09:38 pmAmong the questions1) anyone know when shovel turning day is?Unplanned. Will only happen if Boeing wins.
Quote from: arachnitect on 07/08/2014 08:28 pmhttp://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-completes-critical-design.aspxHere is the rest of the image from their facebook page.
Mulholland won't say how much less it will cost NASA to fly the CST-100 than it currently pays the Russians, only to say it will be "significantly below" $70 million a seat. He cites competitive reasons for not disclosing a figure. He also won't say how much money Boeing has invested of its own money in developing the space taxi, though he says NASA's $460 million investment "has paid the preponderance of the development work to date."