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I know everyone keeps saying this, but the fact that this type of thing is happening and it has almost become boring is just fantastic! We are on the cusp of th
by mulletbum 9y ago
I know everyone keeps saying this, but the fact that this type of thing is happening and it has almost become boring is just fantastic! We are on the cusp of the most ground breaking time in the space industry. I cannot wait to see what happens next. Space-X makes me wish I was 18 again so I could change my field of work.
- imbusy111 9y agoChange into what exactly?
- icholy 9y agoaerospace engineering?
- SubiculumCode 9y agoSpace Explorer?
- SubiculumCode 9y agoColonist?
- ChuckMcM 9y agoAstronaut. Back when I was at a point to choose a career to get me into space the only choice was "join the military, get flight status, apply to NASA." SpaceX can launch its own rockets into space, so they could conceivably launch their own crews. Certainly the 'space tourist' business from Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have employees as 'operators' for the equipment, they just have less capable equipment. The fact that SpaceX exists and is competing in the crew option means that "Dragon Pilot for SpaceX" can be a thing. Before now, that was just science fiction.
- joshvm 9y agoOne positive note for astronaut wannabees - the average astronaut age is relatively high, mid 30s is the average and 40s is not uncommon. You have plenty of time to build up a respectable science career and get fit! Although all astronauts have stellar (ha) resumes, most are not test pilots. Mission specialists come from all areas of science: the current cohort include a marine biologist, geologist, oceanographer and a ton of aero/astro engineers Then you remember that you're also competing with Jonny Kim: > The California native trained and operated as a Navy SEAL, completing more than 100 combat operations and earning a Silver Star and Bronze Star with Combat “V”. Afterward, he went on to complete a degree in Mathematics at the University of San Diego and a Doctorate of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
- mulletbum 9y agoYeah, I am in my 30s. It takes a lot of years to build up to be someone who SHOULD be inside one of those capsules.
- colordrops 9y ago"astronaut" as a singular vocation that takes years of training is a dead end profession. Future spacecraft will be automated passenger vehicles with WiFi and movies.
- imron 9y ago> that takes years of training is a dead end profession. The sky's the limit!
- inetknght 9y agoI think as far as SpaceX is concerned you'd merely by the the life guard and maybe tour guide, not the pilot; their vessels' pilots are automatic to save on cost.
- exDM69 9y agoEvery single manned space flight since the beginning in the 1960s has been more or less automated. Some early landings and dockings were flown manually but even those are mostly automated now. It's not really a cost saving measure, it's just that machines are much more capable of performing the precision maneuvers it takes to fly spacecraft under normal conditions.
- _-__--- 9y agoOl' Musky?
- smallhands 9y agoSoftware Engineering Write code that autonomously pilots our vehicles in space, simulates countless flight scenarios, translates petabytes of data, performs computational fluid dynamics, and more. Hardware Engineering Nearly every board and box that controls, communicates, actuates, or powers our avionics is built in-house employing the same iterative approach used in the commercial industries. Structures Engineering Our goal is to have the most mass-efficient primary and secondary structures possible while exceeding all factors of safety. Propulsion Engineering With Merlin, Draco, and Kestrel as flight-proven examples along with Super Draco and Raptor in development, you will not find a more robust engine development program in the world. Launch & Test We have built some of the most efficient launch facilities and a test facility in Texas that exceeds one engine test per day. just get these from spacex careers changing career is out of the question for me.this is sad i am in my thirty plus and my life is over?
- twic 9y agoSupervillain.
- caycep 9y agoWhatever Tintin did to get that shiny red rocket of his...
- rimliu 9y agoI was born two weeks after last human walked on the Moon. I still hope to see humans walking on another celestial body.
- gozur88 9y agoJerry Pournelle wrote once in frustration "I knew I'd be alive to see the first man walk on the moon, but I never imagined I'd be alive to see the last!"