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Also, it was originally designed to carry 7 astronauts -- but NASA wanted a different seat position for stress reduction. (I'm kind of glad that it doesn't ca
by derekp7 6y ago
Also, it was originally designed to carry 7 astronauts -- but NASA wanted a different seat position for stress reduction.
(I'm kind of glad that it doesn't carry 7, the more people that are on a flight, the more casualties you get if there is a failure).
- rst 6y agoSpaceX is still advertising a seven-seat capacity on their web site. The "crew dragon interior" video seems to be the NASA-endorsed four-seat configuration, but makes it pretty clear there's a whole lot of room under those four. https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/ https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/
- jandrese 6y agoJust be glad NASA didn't decide to go with the 5 person Apollo capsule configuration. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Skylab_rescue_cm.jpg/1280px-Skylab_rescue_cm.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sk...