TheReturnOfPEB to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoStarliner spacesuits not compatible with SpaceX Dragonboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up198
arrow-up198external-linkStarliner spacesuits not compatible with SpaceX Dragonboingboing.netTheReturnOfPEB to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squaremercano@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·27 days agoIt was intentionally not specified. NASA wanted two dissimilar spacecraft so a flaw with one wouldn’t ground the other. If they had specified a common space suit and an issue came up with it, then both Dragon and Starliner would be out of action.
It was intentionally not specified. NASA wanted two dissimilar spacecraft so a flaw with one wouldn’t ground the other. If they had specified a common space suit and an issue came up with it, then both Dragon and Starliner would be out of action.