Quote from: douglas100 on 07/23/2013 01:43 pmLiked the mike too. The interior looks neat and spacious until you remember the power of wide angle lenses. The Ars Technica author commented on how crowded it would be with a full crew (but in zero G for 6 hours, not a big deal.)Yep, all of the prospective commercial crew vehicles will get quite packed with a crew of seven. I have attached an image which shows how 7 would be seated: (top row of 3, then 4 below their feet) The wider diameter of the CST-100 compared to Dragon allows this kind of seating, whereas the Dragon cabin compensates by being taller, thus two levels. (bottom image)Both seating arrangements have their pros/cons, so it will be interesting to see more final/complete mockups with all seats in place to judge how much space there is left.
Liked the mike too. The interior looks neat and spacious until you remember the power of wide angle lenses. The Ars Technica author commented on how crowded it would be with a full crew (but in zero G for 6 hours, not a big deal.)
Boeing is planning a flight day one rendezvous and docking capability with the space station, rather than the shuttle’s day-three berthing.
day one docking
It probably has more room than SpaceX's capsule because it doesn't contain self-contained boosters like the Dragon....which I assume take some room...
Is there anywhere more information about the SIMAC docking system? Tried searching the site and googling, no pdfs no diagrams no images of mockups, nothing. Can't even find what the acronym stand for
Is there anywhere more information about the SIMAC docking system? Tried searching the site and googling, no pdfs no diagrams no images of mockups, nothing.
Quote from: R7 on 07/25/2013 09:51 amIs there anywhere more information about the SIMAC docking system? Tried searching the site and googling, no pdfs no diagrams no images of mockups, nothing.There's not even anything on L2. I don't get why it seems like there's an embargo on SIMAC info.
Quote from: manboy on 07/25/2013 11:42 amQuote from: R7 on 07/25/2013 09:51 amIs there anywhere more information about the SIMAC docking system? Tried searching the site and googling, no pdfs no diagrams no images of mockups, nothing.There's not even anything on L2. I don't get why it seems like there's an embargo on SIMAC info.Intellectual property (Boeing) / ITAR issues?
SIMAC is an acronym for Soft Impact Mating Attenuation Concept
Quote from: AnalogMan on 07/25/2013 10:21 amSIMAC is an acronym for Soft Impact Mating Attenuation ConceptThanks, got a bit more hits with that but any kind of image or diagram still eludes searches.The vague descriptions give impression of mechanized iLIDS sans the magnets ... which would be pretty much APAS clone.
“Crew safety is our top priority,” said Alex Diaz, Boeing director for the testing.
At NewSpace 2013 I related my dismay at this comment:Quote“Crew safety is our top priority,” said Alex Diaz, Boeing director for the testing.in the Boeing press release, http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2743In the group of people was two Boeing employees who looked at each other, looked at me, and said "the mission is our top priority, safety is second, but boy oh boy do some people not understand that."I think they get it.
I assume the "Mission" is to transport the passengers on the CST-100 to their destination safely. If the passengers do not arrive at the destination safe and sound, then the mission is a failure. What did the Boeing employees think the mission was ?