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My understanding is, that the Nasa didn't like the idea of propulsive landing. As the dragon capsule is purely for supporting the ISS, SpaceX has no incentive t
by _ph_ 7y ago
My understanding is, that the Nasa didn't like the idea of propulsive landing. As the dragon capsule is purely for supporting the ISS, SpaceX has no incentive to spend money on anything they are not using for the Nasa missions.
For everything else, they are developing the Starship. If that program goes as planned, the dragon capsule will be used only for a short time, I guess.
- iso1824 7y ago> If that program goes as planned, the dragon capsule will be used only for a short time, I guess. I can't see Starship being approved for Nasa use by 2024 even if it were flying today.
- JshWright 7y agoWhy not? It didn't take that long to certify Dragon, and most of the delays were on SpaceX (like blowing up the capsule they were originally intending to use for this test).
- Klathmon 7y agoI believe SpaceX isn't working with NASA to get Starship human rated by them. I think they are trying to do it 100% private, partially so they don't need to prove it to NASA's standards.