Quote from: DanClemmensen on 07/25/2022 02:51 pmA Dragon remains docked to ISS for up to six months and acts, adding volume (and other services?). Unless you want to keep the Starship docked for the duration, you need something else.Well you could send up a new SS every two weeks. This is absurd but might be practical if SS attains some of its stretch goals for cost and reliability.
A Dragon remains docked to ISS for up to six months and acts, adding volume (and other services?). Unless you want to keep the Starship docked for the duration, you need something else.
Quote from: Barley on 07/25/2022 03:34 pmQuote from: DanClemmensen on 07/25/2022 02:51 pmA Dragon remains docked to ISS for up to six months and acts, adding volume (and other services?). Unless you want to keep the Starship docked for the duration, you need something else.Well you could send up a new SS every two weeks. This is absurd but might be practical if SS attains some of its stretch goals for cost and reliability.You can also just leave the SS docked for six months. If it can go to Mars, it should be able to remain docked for that long, and it's not an expensive spacecraft.
Are the main parachutes inspected, cleaned, and reused on Dragon flights? or are they new parachutes every time?
The senior director of SpaceX's human spaceflight program, Benjamin Reed, joined a call with press Wednesday evening (July 13), and voiced optimism for preliminary tests the parachutes have undergone. "So far, the initial results of some inspections are coming in, and the original parachutes look great," Reed said. "[SpaceX] will likely use those on a future mission if the team determines they're safe to use for flight," he added.
Looking for any discussions of Dragon Land-based propulsive landing data. Did SpaceX remove the h/w? Did the Draco's do it? Wondering if fight-proven Dragon with soft landing capability could be used to land on Mars? It would get there via Starship.
NASA didn't like it, didn't want it, so it got axed.
https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1618300152267128832QuoteSpaceX director of mission management Sarah Walker notes that the Crew-6 mission, flying with capsule Endeavour, will be the first time that the company reuses a Crew Dragon for a fourth mission.NASA and SpaceX are targeting Crew-6 launch on Feb. 26.
SpaceX director of mission management Sarah Walker notes that the Crew-6 mission, flying with capsule Endeavour, will be the first time that the company reuses a Crew Dragon for a fourth mission.NASA and SpaceX are targeting Crew-6 launch on Feb. 26.
Benji: New Dragon capsule is coming along well. No mission targeted yet. Confirms that 15 flights per capsule remains the SpaceX target. All data so far indicates that is possible. Edit to add:Responding to a subsequent question Steve Stich confirms that currently NASA has approved capsules for 5 uses
6/ Stich says five to six months is achievable for a turnaround time for another flight of a Crew Dragon (in reference to its reflight on Crew-8).Both Reed and Stich said the drogue and main parachutes appeared to perform nominally. They will be recovered and studied further.
#SpaceX's #Dragon2 fleet lifetime chart as of Sep 4, 2023
#SpaceX's #Dragon2 fleet overview as of Sep 4, 2023
QuoteAre Parachutes on Dragon ever re used ? Or is it new ones every time? Thankshttps://twitter.com/turkeybeaver/status/1756765005595251187QuoteCargo Dragon and Fairing parachutes are reused, Crew parachutes are not at this time.
Are Parachutes on Dragon ever re used ? Or is it new ones every time? Thanks
Cargo Dragon and Fairing parachutes are reused, Crew parachutes are not at this time.
During Crew-8 FRR press conference Steve Stich confirmed NASA are working with SpaceX on Dragon certification for 15 flights. They may not get to 15 on all subsystems, working through them. Some have already achieved certification for 15 - including some additional qualification tests - others in progress.
#SpaceX's #Dragon fleet overview as of Mar 1, 2024