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Space exploration: Where do we go from here?

Re: Space exploration: Where do we go from here?

lynahfan said:
interesting. On what basis is crew dragon cool and the space shuttle lame? In orbit, the ss became a mini space station for doing science, repairing satellites, putting new satellites in orbit, etc. Crew dragon is just a taxicab.

And aren’t you supposed to prefer collective public projects over profit-driven corporate enterprises?
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This is pointy.
 
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LynahFan said:
Interesting. On what basis is Crew Dragon cool and the Space Shuttle lame? In orbit, the SS became a mini space station for doing science, repairing satellites, putting new satellites in orbit, etc. Crew Dragon is just a taxicab.

And aren’t you supposed to prefer collective public projects over profit-driven corporate enterprises?
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I'm with you 100%. The shuttle was incredible. My animus toward Musk aside, this is particularly lame in comparison.

The first question I had when I saw the live stream was: Wait, this thing is all touchscreen? I'm scared I won't be able to adjust the A/C in my car if the touchscreen fails. I'm not trying to dock with another object at 17,000 MPH.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I'm with you 100%. The shuttle was incredible. My animus toward Musk aside, this is particularly lame in comparison.

The first question I had when I saw the live stream was: Wait, this thing is all touchscreen? I'm scared I won't be able to adjust the A/C in my car if the touchscreen fails. I'm not trying to dock with another object at 17,000 MPH.
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The touch screen aspect was part of the reason I asked if the general public would benefit from the development.

First the coding requirements to be able to run that- which was covered in a reply. And then the electronics requirements. One thing to note- automotive requirements are much more stringent than normal tablets- so the step from a car to the space ship may not be that much more- just different testing.

Really, I see no reason why SpaceX would not start with a Model S center console- it should be tested to more vibration and wider environmental ranges than a normal tablet or screen. And for sure it's more protected for EM since it's surrounded by batteries and coils.
 
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Let's try this again.

We're still in the moron Good Morning America part of the feed.

3:22 ET, 50% chance of scrub for weather.
 
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T -1:00 and still go. Just like before. Weather appears to be better, but that's just local looking.
 
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I remember back in the 60's the whole country would stop and watch when there was a televised(most of them seemed to be) launch
 
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SonofSouthie said:
I remember back in the 60's the whole country would stop and watch when there was a televised(most of them seemed to be) launch
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I was just remembering watching Apollo 11 with my dad, and I realized I am 15 years older than he was then. :eek:
 
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