Comments on: If ISS becomes unmanned, the first test of Dragon will also be delayed https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/if-iss-becomes-unmanned-the-first-test-of-dragon-will-also-be-delayed/ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Walter Walkie https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/if-iss-becomes-unmanned-the-first-test-of-dragon-will-also-be-delayed/#comment-25357 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:25:11 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=11605#comment-25357 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 ^

]]> By: Kelly Starks https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/if-iss-becomes-unmanned-the-first-test-of-dragon-will-also-be-delayed/#comment-25349 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:00:03 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=11605#comment-25349 > 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.

]]> By: Joe2 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/if-iss-becomes-unmanned-the-first-test-of-dragon-will-also-be-delayed/#comment-25348 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:15:18 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=11605#comment-25348 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?

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