Why cant they put Robonaut inside EFT/EMT 1 to have him there to press the button and control the craft as a humanoid replacement? Surely that would put the millions spent on the Robonaut program to good use?
1) Robonaut was designed for work at the ISS 2) If the controls / computers inside Orion can be controlled from Earth or be programmed to do what they need to do beforehand, a Robonaut just poses undesirable indirectness.
***** 1) It is designed for the ISS, yes, but they have one with working legs currently on Earth and is only being used on the ISS for testing for future missions. 2) It would add a human-like analogue to the spacecraft and, if advanced enough, be able to act like a human without having to backdoor the controls.
I hope to see this taking men up soon. I being a very old school young dude,(21) always dreamed of being able to see first hand live Apollo type rockets and crew launched. I always used to dream about being an astronaut in that era. Then I learned of Orion but by then it was too late to go down that path:/ lol
the lady was jerk .. another major difference is the space shuttle used early 70's tech which was out date b4 the 1st shuttle even flew almost 10 years after It was designed
That is quite normal for spacecraft. By the time a spacecraft eventually carries out its first mission, whether maned or unmanned, the systems on board will already be out of date. In many ways, that doesn't mater. The important thing is that the systems do what they are designed to do and are, above all, reliable.
xponen Nah...Space X already showed a prototype of the Dragon V2 controll panel. It has touch screens instead of bezel butons, not that touch has any advantage, both are glass cockpits.
ronettreker I can imagine screen failing and the astronaut stuck having no idea what he is pressing. At least with button it stays there independent of screen.
Great interview Amiko and thanks for sharing Lee!
Great video, fantastic to see the cockpit!
Why cant they put Robonaut inside EFT/EMT 1 to have him there to press the button and control the craft as a humanoid replacement? Surely that would put the millions spent on the Robonaut program to good use?
1) Robonaut was designed for work at the ISS
2) If the controls / computers inside Orion can be controlled from Earth or be programmed to do what they need to do beforehand, a Robonaut just poses undesirable indirectness.
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1) It is designed for the ISS, yes, but they have one with working legs currently on Earth and is only being used on the ISS for testing for future missions.
2) It would add a human-like analogue to the spacecraft and, if advanced enough, be able to act like a human without having to backdoor the controls.
Harrison Cassidy 2) If a robot is build that can do this, then there is no need for anything in the spacecraft at all since a computer could do it.
That crew cabin is pretty small. Is there going to be a privacy screen for crew hygiene and waste purposes?
I hope to see this taking men up soon. I being a very old school young dude,(21) always dreamed of being able to see first hand live Apollo type rockets and crew launched. I always used to dream about being an astronaut in that era. Then I learned of Orion but by then it was too late to go down that path:/ lol
Why are they years behind schedule?
I wonder if it's running on Windows.
Cool tech but sheez! It's really packed in there. I can't imagine being in there for months. I bet they eventually build a crew cab option
where are the rendezvous windows?
Ive met Lee Morin before :) at WPI
So, if there is a total electrical failure, there is no hard copy backup! Nothing but black blank panel screen!!
Can you make it comfortable?
great video!
in the 60's all this would be Top Secret.
Excelente por el progreso de la humanidad en nuestro planeta tierra.....:)
It runs on Linux for sure
I can't wait for this thing to finally be operational, at the very least the U.S would no longer have to bum rides with the Russians to the ISS.
pridakfan253 dragon is alredy operational and i think dragon is better
18,19!
the lady was jerk .. another major difference is the space shuttle used early 70's tech which was out date b4 the 1st shuttle even flew almost 10 years after It was designed
That is quite normal for spacecraft. By the time a spacecraft eventually carries out its first mission, whether maned or unmanned, the systems on board will already be out of date. In many ways, that doesn't mater. The important thing is that the systems do what they are designed to do and are, above all, reliable.
very awkward interview
Cool, but spacex dragon v2 (a PRIVATEcompany) is much cooler
Babba If you want to compare it to something then compare it to something that actually flew, like Dragon V1 or Soyuz TMA.
Babba IMO spaceX would use Orion's cockpit anyway since it has done 7 years of test.
xponen Nah...Space X already showed a prototype of the Dragon V2 controll panel. It has touch screens instead of bezel butons, not that touch has any advantage, both are glass cockpits.
ronettreker I can imagine screen failing and the astronaut stuck having no idea what he is pressing. At least with button it stays there independent of screen.
Liars.