More quickly than anyone expected, NASA embraces reuse for human flights
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 12:50 pm
From Ars Technica:
"... landing Dragon near Florida has another advantage for SpaceX. By splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico or nearshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a SpaceX recovery boat can transport the Crew Dragon vehicle back to the company's facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station within days. This has become all the more important after a recent announcement that NASA will allow SpaceX to begin reusing its Crew Dragon spacecraft early next year."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07 ... or-humans/
Here's another key quote:
""With reuse, we can actually drive down costs, and we can increase access.""
Drive down cost? Hallelujah!
smp
"... landing Dragon near Florida has another advantage for SpaceX. By splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico or nearshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a SpaceX recovery boat can transport the Crew Dragon vehicle back to the company's facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station within days. This has become all the more important after a recent announcement that NASA will allow SpaceX to begin reusing its Crew Dragon spacecraft early next year."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07 ... or-humans/
Here's another key quote:
""With reuse, we can actually drive down costs, and we can increase access.""
Drive down cost? Hallelujah!
smp