Elon Musk sa with his company SpaceX, which sa venuit brings the space program one step closer to its goal again. A few weeks ago, we brought you a report on an initiative related to commercial spaceflight for potential customers. Despite the fact that it is a cheap matter, the company was able to succeed with this idea. Boeing Co. and SpaceX conclude a contract with NASA, which aims to select and then train astronauts before the flight to the International Space Station ISS. The commercial flight program of both companies is thus changing from a futuristic fairy tale to an early reality.
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On Monday, they could get a job at the headquarters of the American company SpaceX in Hawthorne, Californiaancand the media to meet the four astronauts who will undertake the aforementioned flights. Individual space programs will be implemented in the well-known Crew Dragon vessel, which will be specially modified for the needs of commercial flights.
Samples from the meeting at SpaceX headquarters can be found in the following gallery:
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Even before the flight itself, the selected crew will have to undergo demanding tests. The same goes for the Crew Dragon, which has thermal, vacuum and acoustic testing scheduled for the next few months. A new gadget that Dragon will have is the almost immediate possibility of escaping to safety. This improvement will have the task of preventing potential in-flight complications. The testing will take place at the Kennedy Space Center located in Florida, but without the participation of the astronauts themselves.
However, with the extremely ambitious goals of the company, it is quite possible that this program will experience some delays or postponements. Astronauts, despite advanced technology and safety features, do not hide that they are apprehensive during the selection process. However, upcoming tests and practice situations should alleviate these doubts, which should also apply to future customers. SpaceX, as well as its main representative Elon Musk is also trying to merge the company with a second related group in the form of Tesla, which will have the task of providing batteries and various other computersonenty for further running of space programs.
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