Inside the SpaceX Dragon Crew Capsule

16 responses to “Inside the SpaceX Dragon Crew Capsule”

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   rwoodworkr

   Feb 18, 2012 at 2:17 am

   Boys and their toys.
   April 20 will be a great day in space.

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   BillS49

   Feb 18, 2012 at 3:18 am

   I’m sooooo Jealous. How cool is that??
   4/20 will indeed be a great day. Fly well Dragon and Falcon and return home safe.

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   m.p.moody

   Feb 18, 2012 at 5:07 am

   Awesome Steve, is there a public viewing opportunity for the launch?

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4. 

   jurvetson

   Feb 18, 2012 at 5:48 am

   Good question. Like Shuttle launches at the Cape, there would be usual free viewing from a distance. The locations on the buildings, like OSB II, are inherently limited.

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5. 

   jurvetson

   Feb 18, 2012 at 5:35 pm

   …but beautiful… Exhibit A….

   That was a puzzle post… The identity of this curiosity is down in the comments below…

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6. 

   solerena

   Feb 18, 2012 at 6:43 pm

   Nice shade of blue here…lucky you!

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7. 

   seatonsnet

   Feb 18, 2012 at 6:57 pm

   Claustrophobics abstain.

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8. 

   Today is a good day

   Feb 19, 2012 at 9:48 pm

   Wow!
   I had no idea it was so close – that’s just a few weeks away!

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9. 

   Happy Tinfoil Cat

   Feb 23, 2012 at 11:28 pm

   The ultimate home theater set up.

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10. 

    jurvetson

    Apr 9, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    For that home away from home celestial theater… =)

    Launch date is looking good for April 30. I’ll be out there to shoot the launch. Thinking about renting a 800mm lens… But boy is that a heavy beast.

    Live webcast should be available at spacex.com/webcast like the prior launches.

    And then… hopefully…

    
    

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    Happy Tinfoil Cat

    Apr 9, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    You have the 100-400L and you can slap on a 2X extender. It would be lighter than the 70-200L. Besides, mass = stability ;^)

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    jurvetson

    Apr 9, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    Hmmm….. good idea… I’d lose a couple f-stops, but that’s OK. Will autofocus work with that setup?

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13. 

    Happy Tinfoil Cat

    Apr 10, 2012 at 5:40 am

    I forgot about focusing… ooops.

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14. 

    Ricardo Sforza

    May 15, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Did you consider a 6 inch reflecting telescope on a dobsonian mount ? Its bulky but very light and manuverable. An F/6 model would gve you 900 mm FL. The rocket will go straight up so its an easy movement for the dobsonian mount.

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    Katie Fehrenbacher

    Aug 3, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    Do you think they’d every bring a journalist with them? Would die for the chance. Hopefully not literally.

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16. 

    jurvetson

    May 31, 2014 at 3:31 am

    Katie – Oh yes. The longer we wait, the safer and cheaper it will get. When I saw this, I just had to explore
    
    and then Gwynne gave us a pre-flight orientation, to point out some of the safety features of our spacecraft. =)

    Nice views in zero-g
    
    The safety belts are by G-Force Racing, the seats custom molded with the name stitched on.

    Fellow board members
    
    Luke is trying to use the Force on the instrument panel mockup overhead.

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