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Squeezing 100 people into this thing for a multi-month journey continues to give me pause. It has smaller internal volume than the ISS, which has never had more
by gok 6y ago
Squeezing 100 people into this thing for a multi-month journey continues to give me pause. It has smaller internal volume than the ISS, which has never had more than 9 people, and it was considered uncomfortably crowded when that happened.
- astrowilliam 6y agoTrips to Mars won't be 100 people. More than likely 30 or less. I'm imagining around 15-20 at most. https://youtu.be/Jed1tI_x-KM https://youtu.be/Jed1tI_x-KM
- neaanopri 6y agoI totally agree. I think the plans right now just aren't going to happen, a cycler probably makes the most sense
- bryanlarsen 6y ago100 people was for the ITS, an earlier concept with a 12 meter diameter. The 9 meter Starship would presumably hold fewer people.
- betwixthewires 6y agoThe PDF document we are discussing says 100 people in it.
- BHSPitMonkey 6y agoThe PDF document we are discussing was published in March; A lot has changed since then.
- betwixthewires 6y agoThe plan for the Starship has been less than 12 meters diameter for many years.
- maccam94 6y agoI think this capacity level is only intended for low earth orbit, maybe lunar missions at most.
- anovikov 6y agoISS is stuffed with research equipment and made out of much smaller modules which makes their space-optimal layout impossible. Starship has 825 m3 habitable volume vs 9.3m3 for the Dragon Crew, which carries 4 people. That's 3.5x more volume per person. Yes it is a 6-month flight vs 6-day flight (tops), but i believe the volume is good enough.
- m4rtink 6y agoIf you think about how big many ocean going sail ships have been, its not that different. The Viking Dragon ships didn't even have decks and they went all around the world with them.