>
>I'd never seen one of these before. Though the construction reminds me
>of 1920s boilerplate, don't be fooled, most American astronauts consider
>the Soyuz safer than the now-retired Space Shuttle.
>
>I know "nobody cares how hard you worked," but this one took a lot of
>work! Cold blue skylight from above and behind, orange artificial light
>from behind me, plus reflections. I did the best I could to balance
>things and show the controls decently.
><https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/13906303466/>
>
I saw the movie "Gravity" last week and got to see the inards of the Soyuz
capsule for the first time. Interesting, especially the final moment of
landing , and it has withstood the test of time. Now NASA is pursuing the
Orion capsule as well as a very interesting "Dream Catcher" design similar to
the experimental Dyna Soar craft of many years ago:
http://www.wired.com/2013/05/nasa-dream-chaser-flight-testing
And the Russians are supposedly working on a similar design:
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russia_May_Build_New_Shuttle_Spacecraft_By_2015_999.html
Myself, I much more like these piloted vehicles than the capsules.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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