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Would they do so if human cargo?
by garyclarke27 10y ago
Would they do so if human cargo?
- scjody 10y agoNote that a human doesn't "plug in" to the rest of the launch vehicle the way a satellite does. I imagine they _would_ do these tests with the crew compartment attached and dummy human loads strapped in to the crew seats.
- gvb 10y agoThat is how Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1
- rory096 10y agoActually they specifically plan to load astronauts before fueling begins. If they're in the capsule the launch escape system (LES)[1] can propel them away from any on-pad disaster; not so if they're still walking across the gantry. That said, NASA has raised concerns about loading crew pre-fueling as part of the NASA-SpaceX Commercial Crew development contract (CCDev). [1] Here's a video of the LES test for Dragon 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_FXVjf46T8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_FXVjf46T8
- yread 10y agoThey have a launch escape system. Although even when it works the human cargo might need cigarettes and "shots of vodka to help them relax" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_7K-ST_No._16L https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_7K-ST_No._16L