If ISS becomes unmanned, the first test of Dragon will also be delayed
More possible consequences if ISS becomes unmanned: the first test of Dragon will be delayed.
An unmanned ISS will also delay the first launch in February of Orbital Sciences Cyngus cargo vehicle, as this vehicle is like Dragon in that it requires astronauts on board ISS to control the robot arm that grabs and berths the spacecraft.
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More possible consequences if ISS becomes unmanned: the first test of Dragon will be delayed.
An unmanned ISS will also delay the first launch in February of Orbital Sciences Cyngus cargo vehicle, as this vehicle is like Dragon in that it requires astronauts on board ISS to control the robot arm that grabs and berths the spacecraft.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
The delay in the Dragon Cargo Launch would be because the Dragon must berth (not dock). That is it must be grappled by the ISS Arm (run by onboard crew) and “plugged in” to a berthing port.
As I understand it a Dragon Crew Vehicle would use the same process.
Question: If the ISS were totally dependent on the Dragon for crew transport (as some would like) and the ISS had to be temporarily de-crewed for whatever reason; how would you get a crew back onboard?
> Question: If the ISS were totally dependent on the Dragon for crew transport (as some would like)
> and the ISS had to be temporarily de-crewed for whatever reason; how would you get a crew back onboard?
Spacewalk?
Likely you couldn’t. You’ld need to have the Russians restore it with a Soyuz. After its up and operating, the american craft could come up. Wouldn’t that be degrading.
As to the Dragon test – not much point testing a system to support a station your abandoning.
omg the station is a kind of a monstrosity . and also , damn! space is dangerous . dare i say too dangerous for the government to handle . i wonder if whenever the dates of these plans change they have to re-file hundreds of forms and get them all approved all over again . thats how it goes sometimes with nat gas drilling ^