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Falcon Heavy was not needed to be designed for crew, and the base rocket IS designed for crew. The only thing AFAIK that would make it "designed for crew" is a
by mlindner 4y ago
Falcon Heavy was not needed to be designed for crew, and the base rocket IS designed for crew. The only thing AFAIK that would make it "designed for crew" is a whole lot of NASA paperwork, and some throttling profiles to reduce peak accelerations.
- bumby 4y agoThere’s a lot more for consideration. All that “NASA paperwork” covers things to ensure the design meets specific risk thresholds. For example, human-rated system usually are a no-go with a single point of failure that can cause a loss of crew. If that does exist, they either need to redesign or get everyone to agree to the new risk assessment.