Mad Rocket Scientist Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) http://www.spacex.com/news/2017/02/27/spacex-send-privately-crewed-dragon-spacecraft-beyond-moon-next-year Edited February 27, 2017 by Mad Rocket Scientist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just now, Mad Rocket Scientist said: http://www.spacex.com/news/2017/02/27/spacex-send-privately-crewed-dragon-spacecraft-beyond-moon-next-year Now that's really awesome, it also means that people will likely take SpaceX more seriously in a Mars mission. Who's going up though? Also, I'll get to see a manned Moon flight Spoiler If you can't tell, I was born well after the Apollo era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 They could beat NASA to it potentially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcturusvfx Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, insert_name said: They could beat NASA to it potentially Very likely if the push for crew on EM-1 goes into effect, as it pushes the timeline another year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 4 minutes ago, insert_name said: They could beat NASA to it potentially Pretty much certainly, even if in Musk fashion they are a couple years behind schedule, frankly. There is about zero chance of EM-1 before 2019 at this point anyway, and I doubt they send crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Next they'll announce a mission to the Kerbol Trappist-1 system. j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) How long until I can go to the Moon? Does it count as studying abroad for college? More seriously, this will make a lot of kids and adults alike think "I want to do that!" which is really good for spaceflight. I wonder if they'll do a moon landing at some point? FH would be capable of it, judging by mass alone. Edited February 27, 2017 by cubinator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, cubinator said: How long until I can go to the Moon? Does it count as studying abroad for college? More seriously, this will make a lot of kids and adults alike think "I want to do that!" which is really good for spaceflight. I wonder if they'll do a moon landing at some point? FH would be capable of it, judging by mass alone. I was thinking that two FH could do a lunar landing, if Masten Space systems gets involved, they could get a lander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Now all they need to do is get back on schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, tater said: Now all they need to do is get back on schedule. Step one is to start relaunching Falcon boosters. Edited February 27, 2017 by Spaceception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothalogh Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 The two tourists names are Fredbart and Tomdorf Kerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Well, this is an interesting development, especially in light of the minor hullabaloo about EM-1. Tho my first thought is, Jeff Bezos is gonna be soooooooooooooo miffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartoffelkuchen Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) On 2/27/2017 at 1:56 PM, Spaceception said: Step one is to start relaunching Falcon boosters. Step one is to actually launch FH. Step 2 ia to get Dragon 2 up.. Edited March 13, 2017 by Snark Political joke redacted out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothalogh Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Also, this is glorious, this means SpaceX is going to have their own astronauts, and not just be a rental car for NASA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) Just to be the devil's advocate here, does this go in the same pile of SpaceX announcements as "we're going to launch the Falcon Heavy in 2016"? EDIT: or indeed "we're going to launch the FH in 2013 or 2014" as per the original plan circa 2011 Edited February 27, 2017 by Steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elthy Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 15 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Well, this is an interesting development, especially in light of the minor hullabaloo about EM-1. Exactly what i thought, it almost seems like trolling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Steel said: Just to be the devil's advocate here, does this go in the same pile of SpaceX announcements as "we're going to launch the Falcon Heavy in 2016"? "Late 2018" (holy crap 2018 is next year) could turn into "Mid 2019" pretty easily but they'll probably still do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibb31 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) Next year ? Maybe in Elon Time™, but not in our universe. SpaceX really needs to stop adding more goalposts and start striking a few goals. At this stage, the hype is starting to look like the Russian space program. Dragon2 hasn't flown yet. Falcon Heavy hasn't flown yet. I doubt anyone would be crazy or confident enough to put humans on the maiden flight of a new rocket and a new spacecraft. Even man-rating Falcon 9, at this stage, seems a bit premature with its current flight record. They really need to get a couple of test flights in there first, including at least one unmanned circumlunar flight to test reentry. It would be really suicidal otherwise. Also, this means that Dragon2 is going to be get all new inertial navigation and deep space comm systems. No more reliance on GPS and TDRS. If they do manage to do a manned circumlunar flight before SLS/Orion, it will certainly a bit of a humiliation for NASA. Edited February 27, 2017 by Nibb31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Is Dragon 2 even rated beyond LEO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothalogh Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Nibb31 said: I doubt anyone would be crazy or confident enough to put humans on the maiden flight of a new rocket and a new spacecraft. I know, right? Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just now, RCgothic said: Is Dragon 2 even rated beyond LEO? I don't think it's rated for anything yet, having not actually flown or completed an in-flight abort test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibb31 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Nothalogh said: I know, right? Reveal hidden contents Different day and age. STS-1 was still the Cold War, it couldn't fly unmanned, and the Orbiter had gone through years of development test flights. And it wasn't flying a 6-day mission around the freaking Moon on its first flight either. Edited February 27, 2017 by Nibb31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullius Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Nibb31 said: Next year ? Maybe in Elon Time™, but I seriously doubt it. Dragon2 hasn't flown yet. Falcon Heavy hasn't flown yet. I doubt anyone would be crazy or confident enough to put humans on the maiden flight of a new rocket and a new spacecraft. Even man-rating Falcon 9, at this stage, seems a bit premature with its current flight record. They really need to get a couple of test flights in there first, including at least one unmanned circumlunar flight. It's really too crazy otherwise. Also, this means that Dragon2 is going to be get all new inertial navigation and deep space comm systems. No more reliance on GPS and TDRS. And a heat shield capable of reentry from the Moon, and all of the rest. Okay, they may skip the larger service module with extra propulsion, if they just go for a free return. This sounds a bit like the Russian Zond Moon program: Get "some" spacecraft with "some" astronauts on "some" trip to the Moon so that we can say we have beaten NASA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothalogh Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, Nibb31 said: Different day and age. Maybe that's what made those things possible. And maybe that's the only way. Edited February 27, 2017 by Nothalogh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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