During launch, once an astronaut is installed in a seat, do they get to
test pressurization of launch-entry suite ? Or is that done during the donning of suits at KSC before the trip to the rocket?
I take it in such a capsule, egress during catastrophe is never
contemplated since the capsule has the launch escape system so NASA
agreed to allow a system where astronauts remained strapped in even
during catastrophe?
BTW, NASA now allows manned Dragon to be reused 5 times.
Endeavour did 25 flights, Atlantis 33 and Discovery 39. ( Columbia and Challenger had incimplete lifes, so not mentioning their stats).
Is it conceivable that a single Falcon9 would exceed those stats?
Would
be interesting to see Dragon also exceed it, which would make
Falcon9/Dragon more re-usable than Shuttle.
BTW, NASA now allows manned Dragon to be reused 5 times.
Endeavour did 25 flights, Atlantis 33 and Discovery 39. ( Columbia and >Challenger had incimplete lifes, so not mentioning their stats).
Is it conceivable that a single Falcon9 would exceed those stats? Would
be interesting to see Dragon also exceed it, which would make
Falcon9/Dragon more re-usable than Shuttle.
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