XB-70A Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 21 minutes ago, Ozymandias_the_Goat said: Though I do know of a mod which will set the launch site to a location in Brazil, on the equator Kerbal Konstruct is giving you the possibility to create your own spaceport at any location, and is compatible with RSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Rakaydos said: We KSP players are spoiled by an equatorial launch site, making inclination not an issue. IRL, Inclination is THE issue. Yeah, but both Progress and Soyuz has had accelerated rendezvous, down from their usual 1 day to 6 hrs. They're even norther than KSC. Could SpaceX work something like that out ? Edited March 3, 2019 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 hours ago, YNM said: Space Station Freedom would've seen a dedicated propulsion module on the truss structure (of all places), but Mir-2 is a good thing to tuck on. The original Mir, despite not having much of truss structure, used it for a "thruster on stick" RCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rakaydos Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, YNM said: Yeah, but both Progress and Soyuz has had accelerated rendezvous, down from their usual 1 day to 6 hrs. They're even norther than KSC. Could SpaceX work something like that out ? Sure they can. But they have to do it the same way- get a perfect window where the station is at the right point in the orbit when the launch site passes under that orbit. Fiddling with orbital characteristics doesnt change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Found a replay. I slept through it live (wife's on call, and the phone was ringing all night, didn't sleep much) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbitsR4Sissies Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 37 minutes ago, Spaceception said: Doesn't Orion count? Barely. While the EFT-1 test flight used an Orion command module structure, it's internals had nothing required for human habitation, particularly controls, environmental/life support systems, human-usable avionics, and the like. EFT-1 also didn't fly on its own launch vehicle, the still-in-construction Space Launch System, nor was it supported by its ESA-built Service Module, also in work. EFT-1 satisfied tests of the Orion's thermal protection system testing very well, but it was far from the human-rated version that will need a wholly different set of qualifications in flight. DM-1 is a complete Crew Dragon, except its human control interface isn't active (no human aboard in flight right now) but all other systems are operational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 40 minutes ago, DDE said: The original Mir, despite not having much of truss structure, used it for a "thruster on stick" RCS. Sophora. Spoiler Next to it there is another smaller truss Rapana (for sci equip). Also Sophora was a flapole for the USSR flag, and we need this functionality in KSP. Spoiler Edited March 3, 2019 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Longer video of the hatch opening: Perhaps it is me, but it seems that the hatch takes a certain volume and could be an obstacle to the crew movements. Edited March 3, 2019 by XB-70A New link with better quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Xd the great said: Anyone know where the toilet is on the Dragon 2? Even the soyuz has 1. Good news! Quote And there’s a modestly curtained-off toilet, in case launching into space makes you feel a bit queasy. https://futurism.com/spacex-crewed-dragon-spacecraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 41 minutes ago, XB-70A said: Perhaps it is me, but it seems that the hatch takes a certain volume and could be an obstacle to the crew movements. It's certainly less of an obstacle than the conical probe assembly of the SSVP "male" adapter. 4 minutes ago, sh1pman said: And there’s a modestly curtained-off toilet, in case launching into space makes you feel a bit queasy. It always does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 59 minutes ago, XB-70A said: Perhaps it is me, but it seems that the hatch takes a certain volume and could be an obstacle to the crew movements. That's only ever in the cabin after they have docked, and any docking is almost certainly to something far larger, so no one would go back into Dragon til return to Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Mr. Muskowski has never been this close to blowing his cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barzon Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 what did he say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, Barzon Kerman said: what did he say? “Thank you for kind words!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, XB-70A said: Perhaps it is me, but it seems that the hatch takes a certain volume and could be an obstacle to the crew movements. So it seems at first, but consider that the hatch has to go somewhere no matter how it's built. It takes up a certain volume that needs to be stowed. And it probably gets less in the way if it's in the capsule than in the docking adapter. Also, what a strange feeling it must be for the ISS crew to have another spacecraft docked. Imagine being locked inside your house for months, and most of its rooms have no windows. Then suddenly one day the house has an entirely new room that wasn't there before and that will shortly disappear again. Sounds like the premise of a kids' fantasy novel! I also think the Dragon capsule would be a somewhat neat place to hang out. Compared to the rest of the ISS, it must feel so tidy, without all the stuff on all the walls (and on ISS, every surface is a wall, with something attached to seemingly every square centimeter of it). It has nice, reclined seats you can pretend to sit in. It even has windows, which is a rarity on the ISS. A place to rest your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassel Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 3 hours ago, tater said: Found a replay. I slept through it live (wife's on call, and the phone was ringing all night, didn't sleep much) 2:00 what is in background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassel Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 minute ago, tater said: Earth. I know, but what part of Earth? Sea, mountains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Sorry, couldn't help the dad joke (occupational hazard). Looks like clouds to me (and they said it was South of Australia). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, sh1pman said: Mr. Muskowski has never been this close to blowing his cover. Well, Katya’s technically wrong. Amusingly, a Russian tweet preceeding it rags on about flight safety, as if the issue with docking software hadn’t been settled. As to Rogozin, his Twitter account is protected. Reportedly, this is after his tweets from 2011 and 2012 became basis of accusations of nepotism towards his nephew Roman - it’s recent, just this Thursday. So no more promises of making visits in a Tu-160. Edited March 3, 2019 by DDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, DDE said: Well, Katya’s technically wrong. Amusingly, a Russian tweet preceeding it rags on about flight safety. No mention of SpaceX, Crew Dragon or Elon Musk, just colleagues from NASA, so technically Katya isn’t wrong. And that Russian tweet is weird, as if it was written by someone very drunk. “We welcome the development of cooperation and hope that the cooperation will develop”. Vodka much? Just thought - Oleg Kononenko (ISS commander) didn’t mention SpaceX in his speech too, only NASA. Interesting. Do they hate Elon that much? Edited March 3, 2019 by sh1pman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 26 minutes ago, sh1pman said: No mention of SpaceX, Crew Dragon or Elon Musk, just colleagues from NASA, so technically Katya isn’t wrong. And that Russian tweet is weird, as if it was written by someone very drunk. “We welcome the development of cooperation and hope that the cooperation will develop”. Vodka much? Just thought - Oleg Kononenko (ISS commander) didn’t mention SpaceX in his speech too, only NASA. Interesting. Do they hate Elon that much? Well, they're technically correct still. But I have a strong suspicion they really dislike the idea of any non-state spaceflight. Musk is either working for NASA, or he's working for USAF/NRO/SF; he can never be considered as an autonomous entity outside geopolitical context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, sh1pman said: Just thought - Oleg Kononenko (ISS commander) didn’t mention SpaceX in his speech too, only NASA. Interesting. Do they hate Elon that much? Will they mention specific people at Boeing and ULA when Starliner arrives? NASA spent the money to buy the development of new spacecraft, it's a NASA mission, I see no real issue here. 2 minutes ago, DDE said: Well, they're technically correct still. But I have a strong suspicion they really dislike the idea of any non-state spaceflight. Musk is either working for NASA, or he's working for USAF/NRO/SF; he can never be considered as an autonomous entity outside geopolitical context. When Starship/Super Heavy flies, then that's a pure, private spacecraft. When/if they fly a full crew version, lol, it entirely obviates ISS anyway (Starship has a pressurized volume as planned that is about a Space Shuttle pressurized volume larger than ISS right now.) Edited March 3, 2019 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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