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This. Maybe I'm just ignorant about the reliability of the screens that they're using, but those sure scream single point of failure to me.
by rcurry 6y ago
This. Maybe I'm just ignorant about the reliability of the screens that they're using, but those sure scream single point of failure to me.
- jackyinger 6y agoI agree and would add that we’ve gotten very used to touchscreens on our very multi-purposed phones and tablets. Navigation is a fairly fixed function. I doubt these astronauts are going to installing new apps on their way to orbit... Interestingly offshore sailboat racers (IMOCA 60 class for instance) prefer keyboards and thumb ball mice. They’re not pulling g’s, but they experience some pretty extreme motion from waves.
- dahfizz 6y agoNot all navigation is created equal. When navigating in a car or boat, you need to be able to look ahead and pay attention. Therefore physical control are better because you can use them without looking at them. That's not the case in a space ship. Additionally, piloting a space craft is infinitely more complicated. Just take a look at the Apollo 11 control module[1]. I think having a single place where you receive all your information and react to it is way better than having to memorize the location and function of thousands of physical elements. [1] https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/apollo-11-3.png https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/apollo-11-3....
- nickik 6y agoMan if only they had 2 of the most experience pilots in the world that could test and validate ever one of the design decisions and could influence the design to their liking. If those guys had also space flight experience and could review all the engineering done on the capsule, that would be the way to do it. Oh, that is exactly what happens.