Life Inside The SpaceX Dragon Capsule!

[@jimw1615]

Your comment, "switch and gauges that they could never fully understand" is an affront to our Apollo Astronauts and the vast knowledge they had of the workings of their spacecraft and its systems. A little respect and knowledge on your part would go a long way to establishing your credibility as a responsible KZbinr for anything connected to space flight.

[@aberdeenmeadows]

Agreed. They knew exactly what all those gauges, dials and switches were. Especially the ones "do not touch" unless advised by ground crew!

[@RobB-ms4qx]

Definitely. I had to just check out of the rest of this video with that silly comment. Was really looking forward to whatever I’d learn but then suddenly not entirely sure what I’d truthfully learn.

[@torben777]

I agree. I like the dragon design, and Boeing clearly dropped the ball on Starliner. But by all account the astronauts actually liked the Boeing controls better. Going all the way back to Apollo, astronauts prefer having some level of manual control. Also it’s disingenuous to show the NASA EVA suit as comparison to the SpaceX IVA suit. Hint: the NASA IVA suit is orange, so should not be hard to find the right picture.

[@barrybrevik9178]

The people going to space in Dragon are not Apollo astronauts. These astronauts (excluding tourists) are perfectly capable of learning how to understand and operate Apollo era flight controls, but the point is that they don't *have* to. This means that Dragon astronauts do not have to undergo a lengthy portion of training that is focused only on flight controls, and the result is less time and a lower cost to bring astronauts to a level of mission readiness. Therefore, the Dragon astronaut "could never fully understand" Apollo era flight controls because they don't receive that training. The presenter did not specifically state that the *Apollo era astronauts* never fully understood the controls. The comment could have been better worded, but you seem to be looking for an excuse to be offended.

[@dannylee6632]

​@@torben777 seeing how much cowboy work went into getting Apollo 13 back safely, I can understand the desire for manual controls. The option should be there.

[@ruthlemler2726]

My g grandkids have watched the movie dozens of times. They know all the words by heart. They are as excited today as they were then.

[@CMVBrielman]

6:31 using the space shuttle as your graphic for “space is dangerous” hits hard.

[@David-cv1se]

You thinking space is real: 🤤🤪🤡

[@NeutronGD_OFFICIAL]

​@@David-cv1se???? It is real? Ask the Germans about it, they created the first suboribital vehicle.

[@michaelangelobarbadillo5699]

​@@David-cv1sethis guy lacks knowledge

[@corvuscorax5775]

Overall a really great video - a few points though: 1. When showing dracos and superdracos, the video shows superdracos being tested when talking about draco, also it shows a turbopump schematic. Draco and Superdraco are both pressure fed, no turbopump on board Dragon. 2. When explaining the effects of vacuum, Blood inside the body doesn't actually boil. The human skin is sturdy enough to maintain sufficient internal pressure within the tissue to avoid boiling even at 37°C . The issues are instead: - the bends - excess gas in solution in the blood might form bubbles - causing strokes or other damage - similar to a diver rising too fast. - freezing - exposed mucous membranes in mouth, on the eyes and inside the lungs will encounter rapid evaporation of liquid, causing drop of temperature and possibly localized freeze burns. This is especially dangerous in the lungs. - sun burn - if skin is exposed to space directly, unfiltered sunlight will cause severe sun burn due to high UV content and heat where exposed - suffocation - no air means no oxygen, which causes loss of consciousness after as little as 10 seconds and death within 1-5 minutes its the very last that is typically deadly. Everything else is harmful but anyone rescued before they suffocated should have survivable injuries. 3. The suit doesn't have to restore sea level pressure. Typically pressure at 10000ft is considered comfortable in airliners, twice as high is survivable, even more if pure oxygen is supplied instead of nitrox, which most emergency suits supply in case of pressure loss. When exposed to vacuum, most IVA suit system typically supply an environment more akin to a climber on the peak of Mt Everest with an oxygen bottle than air at sea level. 4. The mission timeline could have mentioned stage seperation in a bit more detail. During 1st stage flight the g forces slowly increase as there's less and less propellant left. At the end the engines throttle down to prevent it from getting too high, but its pretty intense. Then they shut down at MECO, and you are suddenly weightless for the first time for a few seconds, feeling your stomach and everything else lift, before the 2nd stage ignites for the 2nd half of the ride. Stage sep is quite intense, and so is the 2nd stage flight on Falcon with the engine so close to the capsule, as reported by Astronauts.

[@shauryadeb-e8l]

🤓👆

[@quentinmayerhofer9003]

I dont think that smiley fits here. This is a education video. If there is false information. Most people are glad when its corrected with right information.

[@David-cv1se]

A very important point here: You can't physically prove your fantasy land of space exists 👍

[@David-cv1se]

How long did it take for you to memorize all this BS that your Daddy NASA gave you to regurgitate to the Space Sheeple

[@Foolio77]

@@quentinmayerhofer9003Relax. It was funny. We all get it, but we can still maintain a sense of humor.

[@inthefade]

This was excellent. I hadn't up to this point heard much information on the crew capsule. It is quite amazing how relatively comfortable the entire experience has been made by SpaceX. I didn't actually know that the suits could be pressurised, which is very impressive considering how sleek they look. I imagine that in a vacuum they would balloon up and probably make movement difficult? A small price to pay, mind you.

[@davidelang]

No, the suits are stiff enough to not baloon up (that's why they are custom for each passanger)

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Andreas Mogensen has done both types. He was exited to be able to take it of and move around and enjoy the legroom. That's what he said to Danish television anyway.

[@JasperH5150]

Thank you for not playing dramatic LOUD music in your videos... We can actually understand your dialogue... Thank you!

[@Gotcha6666]

Such a great point!

[@eddyjenkins001]

Bro roasted Blue Origins 😂😂

[@pad39a81]

I love the early insult of want to be competitors. I also love you a speech cadence. Not too fast, so as newbies could understand. Good job team Kevin.

[@aberdeenmeadows]

I hated that insult. Not a fan of blue origin, but a fan of safety and success for all. Competition is good.

[@JaviAirwraps]

Loved this vid! Thanks! There are loads of great info about this subject all in one place, here.

[@NOLAfugee]

Astronauts don't use EVA suits as flight suits. Why do you keep comparing them in your videos? Literally all flight suits are less bulky than EVA suits.

[@davebooth5608]

Yeah, like comparing a Tesla to a VW. Probably does that for affect.

[@tellusmars7770]

Yeah I saw that... Flight's suits are not Bulky at all no matter the Space organisation they come from. Look at Everyday Astronaut russian made suit. A EVA will not be used on a transport mission at all. But rest of the Video was OK. Nothing new though 👍

[@quadratician2250]

@@davebooth5608actually it’s “effect” not affect

[@Validole]

Because 1. Most people don't know the difference. Let's face it, these videos are not targeted at the space nut demographic. Did you learn _anything_ you didn't already know from this video?

[@christiantroy3034]

EVA vs IVA

[@HaroldPotter-qz4no]

Insulting to the apollo crews, an instrument panel "they could never fully understand."

[@LordFalconsword]

I'm sure someone mentioned it, but CrewDragon does have manual control, about 40 of the and a joystick for bare minimal 'worst case' control by a pilot. It can also be flown via the ipads they carry, or any of the three tilting control panels.

[@ajansson76]

I’m always very impressed of the level of detail of your videos. Keep it coming

[@davebowman6497]

Level of detail should only impress if details are correct.

[@michaelbaldassarre838]

This was the greatest explaination of information of a flight . Very, Very impressed !!! Keep this kind of info coming.

[@tobypartridge]

Those interior shots of the Soyuz stress me out. So claustrophobic.

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

Sardines.

[@paulbriggs3072]

The Russians are more used to tiny apartments and tiny houses.

[@dudleyrathborne9849]

This Dragon Capsule is just amazing versus the Starliner .They seem to be sepperated along the lines of old school vs the Next Generation for the Trekies out there !! Just amazing ...........DGR

[@nodd6668]

Favorite line = "hop over the line of technicality", love it!!

[@dougball328]

Too bad they didn't know to call it the Karman line.

[@johncillis3431]

Crew Dragon is a great space capsule, much more roomy than Apollo, though you'd never catch me in one, or in Blue Origin, lol. I cannot imagine being trained to go into outer space, or having to don a spacesuit. I have been weightless before but just briefly on an amusement park drop ride that is no longer in service, still it is a wonderful feeling, even if brief. One must commend those who go to space, it takes indeed the 'Right Stuff' to be in space for an extended period..

[@docferringer]

True, true. Though Blue Origin seems to think 90-year-old grannies are "the right stuff" for their capsules... Weightlessness gets easier the more you do it.

[@johncillis3431]

@@docferringer One must remember 'those 90 yo grannies' were once mothers who brought all of us into this world. Unless you are capable of bearing more pain than they can, I would not mock them son. No matter what 'right stuff' we have, whether we've been in space or done barrel roles in aircraft like I can, there are old pilots, bold pilots, but no old bold 'autopilots' who armchair 'the right stuff'. Just sayin' The whose "spam in a can" is better than our spam carrier is ridiculous and a dumb argument, especially for Elon Musk fan boys (and girls) given his most recent (and explosive) big bertha launch in Texas.

[@revmsj]

@@johncillis3431the whole child birth pain is a crap argument. I’ve had kidney stones. I’ve also had confirmation from multiple women who have had both babies and stones that of the two the latter is the more painful. Also, pain has been a nonissue since the advent of the spinal block….just sayin🤷🏾‍♂️

[@revmsj]

And what the hell exactly are you talking about with regards to “spam in a can”?? Did you have a stroke…? And the launch in Texas? What about it? Is there a point? Argument? Thought? Anything there?? Perhaps take a nap and just take it easy a while. I’m sure you’ll feel better soon, brother…

[@johncillis3431]

@@revmsj It is so easy for a "Man" like you to insult someone by keyboard, thinking I would quiver in fear to the cyberbully of Neanderthalic IQ you obviously are. No excuse for your attitude dude, take your PTSD and mantra to the asylum you escaped from, and for Gods sake if you have fathered children, do not endanger the human genome by fathering more of your "Proud Boys"

[@samirbitar806]

@1:34: "...confronted astronauts with a dashboard full of esoteric lights, switches, and meters that they could never fully understand..." brilliant writing! LMFAO!

[@nathanwahl9224]

Yeah, they knew exactly what each and every component was, how it worked, where it was powered from and how to address it if it broke.

[@ambition112]

0:49: 🚀 SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule has made human space flight more accessible, convenient, and affordable. 3:35: 🚀 The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is designed with aerodynamic fins to keep it stable during atmospheric flight and has a spacious interior with touchscreen controls. 6:56: 🚀 The video explains the final countdown preparations and launch process of the Dragon capsule. 10:19: 🚀 The Dragon capsule is used for docking with the ISS and for pleasure cruises in low earth orbit, featuring a glass dome window for viewing the Earth. 13:51: 🚀 The video explains the process of reentry and the forces experienced by the crew during descent. Recap by Tammy AI

[@chrissartain4430]

Over the Top Great !! No gibberish its all very precise to the point and complete. Thank you.

[@Foolio77]

I’ve been looking for information on how the crew survives for longer than a trip to the ISS. Specifically because of the Inspiration 4 mission. I had no idea there was a documentary for it until this video. In all honesty, I really wanted to know how they poo. Imagine; a couple of days surrounded by 3 other people, you gotta poo and the only thing between you and them is a curtain while you do your biz 😂 Wow This gave me everything I needed or wanted to know about the Crew Dragon capsule. Thank you for a great video.

[@dcavanau1021]

Outstanding! Love the narrative. Seems like a Sci fi futuristic story, but it’s happening for real. Watched this video just after the Tesla Space video about Elon Musk disrupting and saving the American Auto Industry with innovation. I loved the contrast with previous Apollo missions and how Spacex under Musk innovated the hell out of the experience making it far more comfortable, safe, and technologically packed. Wow! Thanks for producing these amazing episodes!

[@i-love-space390]

Your video also explains why SpaceX got less money than Boeing. SpaceX already had Cargo Dragon (build using government subsidies) in reliable operation BEFORE they started development of the man-rated Dragon 2. Boeing had not developed ANY manned vehicle since the Space Shuttle.

[@executivesteps]

Boeing didn’t build the Space Shuttle. It was N.A. Rockwell.

[@marspp]

1:34 which instruments did the astronauts not fully understand? That’s just nonsense. Turned off at this point.

[@dks13827]

Apollo guys knew every switch and gauge.

[@peanut1001x]

indeed

[@fry5family]

Will the Polaris Dawn astronauts strap into their chairs for sleeping? How do they prepare their meals?

[@jirigajdos]

I love the video’s quality. Good job, enjoyed it a lot! 😊

[@Hawgfrog]

The Apollo astronauts understood everything. They helped to develop the stuff. They were the true Top Guns. The difference is that now anyone who can pass the physical requirements can go to space.

[@peanut1001x]

they were all top test pilots

[@Steven-wg3fm]

How is it possible to dock to the iss moving at 17,500 mph?

[@TerrySmithFilmStudios]

You are moving at the same speed as them

[@clffeingold]

Fantastic job. Thank you.

[@uchechukwuekemezie]

Amazing content. Thanks for always posting these videos.☺

[@i-love-space390]

The incredible speed of development by SpaceX completely outpaced the previous companies that were building toward space tourism using a ballistic trajectory. True, that kind of tourism is still much cheaper. However, orbital tourism is going to get ridiculously cheaper if they ever can design, build, and certify a man-rated Starship. As a 64 year old, I had hoped this stuff would have happened in the 80s, but after it didn't (again and again), I had resigned myself to never seeing humans on the moon again or on Mars. I now think it is possible that I may be in the amazing group of individuals that will witness the first steps on the Moon and again on Mars, and may see tourists in orbit or even on the moon.

[@GarySmith-up1un]

Excellent explanation of it all. Thank you very much. I have learned a lot here.

[@avpoche]

Great info and visuals! Go SpaceX!!

[@kumuppins95]

I love this video! I can almost feel what it would be like to actually do this! Thank you!

[@richbarrows3922]

So underrated! Doesn't get the attention the space shuttle did. Can't wait to see the HLS for Starship. Maybe the can just mount crew dragon inside Starship??

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

Best video that I have seen to explain how the SpaceX Dragon functions. Thank you!

[@JosephDent-qd9ih]

Outstanding

[@decler-gt7nu]

Very interesting video not to detailed so the average person can understand what's going on, I really enjoyed watching these videos very informative and intreaging to watch ,look forward to more to come, 👍

[@davidfischer545]

Why don't they fire the Draco thrusters prior to reentry, as part of the reentry burn? They are not used in decent and they have a significant mass whose elimination would aid in the reentry process.

[@kerbalengineer1243]

It's cheaper to refurbish a slightly thicker heat shield than the draco engines. They wanted to use them for land landings because refurbishing them is much cheaper than all the support ships and helicopters needed for recovery in the ocean as well as the sea water damage. The super dracos have plugs built into their nozzles to keep them protected from seawater if they are not used.

[@gnualmafuerte]

Orbital mechanics are a harsh mistress, you don't want to just go firing engines and altering your carefully calculated trajectory, and then end up burning because you where too steep. Also, the propellant mass hardly matters for reentry. Finally, even if they fired them, they would still have to take this precautions, because that's what they are. The motors already have valves that close and aren't supposed to leak any fuel, but unburned residues could still be present. So, burn or no burn, they would still have to do this.

[@Big.Ron1]

Very cool. Thx.

[@linneisenhower2571]

Wonderful summary. I thought I knew the details but I learned a few new ones. Thanks much !

[@tarvis800]

Once again.. DUDE YOU ARE AWESOME 🫵👏👏👏

[@tim2468]

A high quality report as always!

[@andyburk4825]

All those "esoteric dials and switches" the Apollo astronauts ''couldn't fully understand" - oh the horror ...

[@seriouslyyoujest1771]

Thank you!

[@katehobbs2008]

Brilliant. Thank you for this exposition.

[@dianedean4170]

🎉❤😊 Wonderful presentation of this amazing SpaceX capsule. I took many pictures in 1969 at the age of 13 at Cape Canaveral. My family was surprised by how many rolls of film they had to develop for me. Thank you for making and posting this phenomenonal video. Much appreciation for all the work done by the people at SpaceX. Most of all, hats off to Elon for making these products help humanity learn about space.🎉😊❤

[@NASADarth]

Good job! Very well done!

[@AmitPurushottam-d1y]

Spectrum of Innovations, conformity with the prevailing ideas to support the current thinking of the majority with confidence. Encouraging to new innovation in need of the hour. Inspiring

[@eileenchow2228]

Great explanation to us here watching-TY😮

[@fredamber8238]

1:30 A little more respect for the Apollo capsule would be appropriate. You also need to remember when the Apollo capsule was designed and built.

[@Bittrekker]

Also, to imply that the Apollo Crew didn’t understand the lights and meters is completely ignorant. Every crew member knew every switch, light and meter’s function.

[@usedcarsokinawa]

I’m sure the astronauts of Gemini knew what each button and gauge was for.

[@jenswetter251]

Very much so: during a rendezvous -maneuver gone wrong, Neill Armstrong had to get the capsule back under control while rotating fast, on the verge of losing consciousness

[@peanut1001x]

definitely

[@xliquidflames]

And Dragon just looks cool, doesn't it? You said it right before I was going to type it: sleek and modern. It's like the Porche of crewed spacecraft. Then you look at Soyuz and how they are crammed in there so tight, it is like a clown car. They have to use a 2 foot long telescoping metal stick, like an old school teachers pointer stick, to reach some of the buttons and switches in Soyuz. Dragon has these comfy, stylish seats that rotate and touch screens and plenty of cabin space. It is like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Pinto. Dragon looks like a sci-fi video game set in the future in real life. It is so cool. I can't wait to see what Dragon v3 will look like.

[@trblmkr5139]

this is my new favorite channel I just Subscribed! Excellent work!

[@i-love-space390]

So what happens to Dragon 2 if computers onboard have problems AND they lose contact with the ground? They are kind of screwed. No Buck Rogers manual control like in Mercury or Gemini. Gemini 8 would have been fatal with this system. Its emergency happened outside of the window of contact with the ground, and a thruster was stuck.

[@nathanwahl9224]

Not very much detail in the video. I'm pretty sure they thought about that already. Plus that ignores triple-redundant systems with isolated processes, power supplies and support systems. They also probably have established procedures right on their iPads.

[@etiennenobel5028]

Absolutely wonderful. What a ride!

[@annaruthboyce]

Thank you for this video! It was incredibly interesting!

[@Nerdmom1701]

Great vid! 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@goodeye03]

Great video. Excellent explanation. As I sit and watch Star Trek. Amazing as I was born around the time of Sputnik

[@tjmcguire9417]

What you just did here is extra-ordinary. Thank you.

[@rongray8934]

Looks Awesome! Great video as well.

[@glen6258]

What an amazing world we live in

[@kosminuskosminus]

Not Virgin blue orgine technicability , i mean true space ... killed me this one :))) FOR THIS ALONE YOU WON MY RESPECT AND YOU GOT MY THUMBS UP

[@dougball328]

And for attacking and insulting the Apollo crews you lost my respect.

[@kosminuskosminus]

@@dougball328 you mean the many apollo guys who got in front of the us congress and talked crap about ELON MUSK ? screw those guys because those are just passengers on a automated ride build by the many engineers .... yap i am pretty fine with no respect from you :)))

[@dougball328]

That is not what the commentary was in reference to. and I do t give a fuck what you think about me.

[@joeangelsantos8715]

All of our hard work has paid off 🎉!

[@Leontestedevorant]

Simply great!

[@jbrat122]

Man, I wanna go to space so bad

[@bmiller949]

I love feeling like a fly on the wall to historical events from this video.

[@bartlebyscrivener2980]

Once Starship is successful at reaching orbit, reentry, mechazilla capture, re-use, and becomes human rated for space, I expect Crew Dragons to transport humans to Starship and then back to earth for quite a while, for its proven track record and extra margin of safety.

[@yohighness]

Beautiful space vehicle. 😊

[@petergatzbirle3293]

Excellent video.

[@Nightscape_]

I wonder what other things there are to pass the time in the capsule aside from checking out the Earth? If you are going to be in there for an extended period of time your bound to get bored like on an airplane. Maybe they can play Kerbal Space Program on those screens?

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Andreas Mogensen said he was taking shifts with Jasmine as a pilot. He also said that they are trying to sleep at the same time as on the ISS and preparing for the couple of days of weightless sickness. They eat and talk and prepare for the work up there.

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Superb! 🤸🏽‍♂️ Thank you. 🤗 Best wishes 🖖🏽

[@KamalaChameleon]

5:40 why would you compare an iva suit to an Eva suit.. that makes zero sense..

[@davidbarr1579]

Excellent video!!!

[@LucasMcDonald]

Has the trunk been used to carry any cargo?

[@nathanwahl9224]

Replacement ISS solar panels. Sometimes supplies and experiment modules. Usually there isn't much in there.

[@bomaev]

Super! Thank you!

[@adamfrench553]

That was a great video. 👌

[@einb580]

Overall this is a decent video but some of these details don't check... example, a flight suit is not the same as an EVA suit (note: the shuttle flight suits were orange in color... 5:35 you have the EVA suit on screen but your talking about comparison to the old orange flight suits)

[@TiSIWO]

What happens to the second stage (and its engine)? Does it eventually re-enter Earth atmosphere and burn down on it way down or stay indefinitely in orbit around the Earth?

[@edwardturner1282]

Wow. That was beautiful. Lets hear for Mr. Musk.

[@jmikewilliams]

What about western Mexico, maybe somewhere south of Cancun. Plenty of open ocean west and southwest of there??

[@irrefudiate]

I didn't know the capsule enters the atmoshere at orbital velocity. I'd always thought the dracos fired to slow it down a bit. Now I know why the capsule flips without slowing down. It just uses the atmosphere's drag to do that.

[@davechapman7735]

that is a brilliant video, thanks for showing us

[@DeborahReese-re5kf]

😊 So Informational 😎 👍

[@bijunaik2683]

Loved it❤.

[@deemcclanahan]

GREAT VIDEO!

[@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy]

You lost me where you claimed the Apollo astronauts couldn't fully understand the spacecraft instruments. They could and they did.

[@samsays]

Good narrative. Humerous

[@Harald-]

Good presentation!

[@andybishop8437]

Such quality videos

[@christineabercrombie7316]

What pharmacy do they fill those?

[@carldori6172]

Excellent thank you

[@obiwanjacobi]

@6:18 There is a Ninja behind them in the elevator... 🥷

[@arnfinnvonka8945]

Hello can you pleas add both feet and meters when u tell how big stuff is because i am from Norway and i have Watcht every single one of the videos on botch channels over 2 years and yee i dont know how mutch 1 feet is but yee love your videos😍

[@TheHatManCole]

Greetings from the U.S! For reference: one foot is equal to 12 inches, and 1 inch is equal to 2.54 Centimeters. Yes it is confusing. Yes we all use it.

[@DebraJean196]

Pause the video and bring up a conversion calculator on a browser page (Google it lol). That’s what I used to do. Now I’ve gotten pretty good at “close enough” estimates on my head from doing it so often.

[@executivesteps]

@@TheHatManColeSpaceX using metric units in their design and construction.

[@faithannryan9083]

Thank you, Elon! Congratulations!!🎉❤

[@yewo.m]

"Rethinking best practices" 🙌

[@MarkOwen67]

Good videos, would you mind supplying metric conversion for the world outside America? Thank you 😊

[@njengakim]

It would be interesting to see how dragon compares to other crewed orbital and beyond orbit spacecraft.