Recent content by JDClayton

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    SpaceX's Crew Dragon has that 'new car smell' and flies 'totally different' than a NASA shuttle

    I remember Elon saying in an interview that one of his concerns was that on reentry the bulges for the super Dracos could affect the stability of the flow around the capsule. He didn't elaborate but at reentry velocities, I could see where any flow disruption would be a concern. Demo1 made it...
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    SpaceX Dragon cargo ship, the last to be caught by robot arm, arrives at space station

    Saying "last to be caught by robot arm" isn't really accurate. I heard Elon say that the cargo berthing hatch (50" square) would still be used to load/unload cargo larger than will not fit through the docking port (31" round). As far as I know, to do that would still require the robotic arm to...