Peek inside Starliner! Space Station astronaut's on-orbit tour

Boeing Starliner made its first-ever docking with the International Space Station on May 20, 2022. NASA astronaut Bob Farmer Hines takes you inside the spacecraft.
Credit: NASA

[@ultraangerybirb332]

I love how there is a kerbal in space, they finally made it up!

[@clevergirl4457]

IKR?? i was so blindsided by it, best zero-g indicator so far. About time a kerbal went to space, in our real life.

[@johnpombrio]

@@clevergirl4457 Grogu was THE best but Kerbal is a close second.

[@WebberAerialImaging]

Hard to believe that it has more interior space than Dragon but they've managed to make it cramped.

[@arthurwagar6224]

Looks like a lot of baggage. How long do they plan on staying?

[@arthurwagar6224]

@Mike DeMarco Vacuum tubes. Must have been some frustrated engineers.

[@njengakim]

Are they using cathode ray tube technology. Those Pilot controls are way too bulky.

[@DeepDeepSpace]

It's the camera work. The individual holding the camera didn't pan around to show the whole cabin.

[@DeepDeepSpace]

@@njengakim no they are not using cathode ray tubes.

[@kennethray7319]

I love seeing Jeb. Can't wait till KSP 2 comes along.

[@fredperez3969]

I know the Starliner is supposed to be bigger than the Dragon, but it sure seems more cramped in it.

[@TrungNguyen-uf8cv]

It's squashed and not feasible to stand upright inside the capsule

[@FlyingBoxHead]

Much like Dragon and papa Apollo, I'm sure Starliner's seats can be folded and/or stowed to make more room. Also, was it carrying cargo for station at all?

[@DeepDeepSpace]

The individual holding the camera didn't pan around to show the whole cabin.

[@calliarcale]

@@FlyingBoxHead Yes, it's carrying 500 pounds of cargo in addition to Rosie and the empty second seat. This video really didn't pan around it very well at all.

[@terrygelinas4593]

Agree - Does not seem as spacious as Dragon

[@jim-stacy]

just shows how visionary spacex really is when you see Boeing's best effort

[@FlyingBoxHead]

No flashy car trim; just a brass tax spacecraft.

[@niclas3672]

I know big touch screens look cool and all but it has nothing to do with the capabilities of the vehicles. In fact Starliner is a more capable vehicle given that it's bigger and has the ability to boost the ISS's orbit. The only major advantage Dragon has is that it's cheaper, mainly because of Falcon 9's partial reusability.

[@chloekaftan]

gotta be honest though, as much as i love the touch screens of the dragon capsule, there is something very reassuring about having physical switches and buttons on a vehicle of any kind. this is why even after the global proliferation of touch screen technology, we all still prefer to use keyboards and mice on our computers, and only reserve that tech for more practical devices like drawing tablets or pen displays, or alternatively smart phones. edit: that said i do hate how chonky that user interface is... they could have made it a lot slimmer than that at the very least.

[@douglasdenzler7671]

Tell me what you mean. Your comment makes no sense. They both have the same capability.

[@MrBenedict317]

Agree! I suspect the designers were being supervised by a bunch of relics from Apollo. 🫠

[@myballsitchsomethingfierce6319]

Looks like 60's tech while dragon looks modern.

[@chrismallard3857]

Looks like it's from the 60s

[@calliarcale]

You haven't seen a spacecraft from the 60s, then. ;-) It would have helped if they'd shown the crew panel, but it probably would have been easier if they'd done this after unloading the cargo bags (which won't be finished until I think at least tomorrow).

[@michaelhammar2778]

Shut Up Elon Musk fanboys!

[@MrBenedict317]

Truly! That’s my thought when I first saw this. The panels etc are dummy from Apollo days?

[@chrismallard3857]

@@calliarcale I have seen the panels from the 60s these are newish but the capsule is recycled.. but it works. Can't touch dragon, never will.

[@chrismallard3857]

@@michaelhammar2778 u shut up. Are you a stupid person or do you just sound that way? Does it hurt being brain dead?

[@MrOverjay]

Am I the only one who thinks it is kinda cramped? On par with Soyuz even

[@temper44]

I believe the screens fold up on the Dragon, giving the illusion of more room.

[@Gatsinahonda]

No, you are not.

[@smileygladhands]

For a space capsule, not really. I mean, pretty much everything made to go to space is cramped. Space and weight are at a premium when leaving earth. But I get what you're saying, I'm not trying to be a contrarian.

[@flippdoubt8057]

It’s also riddled with glitches. I would work my whole life as hard as possible to become an Astronaut & then if I were asked…would decline a ride on that scary contraption. Just sayin’

[@mjw907]

4-5 seats and reusable so it is a step up from the soyuz maybe not comfort wise. Also not nearly as scrammed as the soyuz.

[@anggarakasihdewiyanti6775]

Great! Congratulations Boeing Starliner!

[@Paul-un3ov]

The awkward silence at the start 💀

[@guntersaischek6822]

Everything looks at least one generation older in direct comparison to Space x

[@chrismallard3857]

Only 1? Gen. it's 50 years behind. Rehashed Apollo. Boeing makes planes with a better interiors. BUT, it is American and it's working! That's very positive. It will get better I'm sure.👍🦇🇨🇦

[@calliarcale]

@@chrismallard3857 Starliner's interior was designed by the same team that did the Dreamliner interior. In fairness, this video really isn't giving you a very good look.

[@chrismallard3857]

@@calliarcale I really hope it gets better. It really hard to see it being anything but rehashed Apollo. That's ok. It's working. That is all it has to do. But u wouldn't get me in it. It's still not perfect.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

I have no problem with competition in getting ships in space. But Boeing seems a day late and a dollar short. Only three crew???

[@pilot3016]

This is their first attempt. (Boeing) Go beat up your local Democratic Governor or Mayor. Look at the murders in these cities. Complain elsewhere.

[@alanmacification]

And a faulty vehicle too boot: Wonky thrusters and stuck hatch.

[@dithperlay3292]

Dragon design started 5yrs earlier than starliner… Idk why people keep forgetting this!

[@Delta-V-Heavy]

Capacity of 4 or 5. The 3 number is only for the crewed test flight. Remember, Crew Dragon only had 2 astronauts on its crewed test flight, but has carried the full compliment of 4 on every flight since. It will be similar for Starliner.

[@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah]

@@dithperlay3292 maybe because we're keeping comparing current Dragon 2 design (2014) to Starliner (idk, 2012 maybe)? CMIIW

[@fangzahn]

This makes Crew Dragon look even more futuristic

[@chloekaftan]

if boeing made it look futuristic do you think tax payers would be happy about that? i seriously doubt it.

[@NewAgeDIY]

@@chloekaftan making something better does mean spending more money it’s just good Engineering. How much money to you think they saved my designing a craft that’s cramped tighter tighter than an old outhouse. And how much money was wasted trying to get this bird up there. So yea I think the public would be happy!

[@marcoschagas9646]

@@chloekaftan Dragon was also funded with public money and they dit it, so...

[@njengakim]

Boeing just decided to copy the Apollo and Orion shape without taking into account how to maximize habitable volume. Apollo was cramped, to deal with this NASA made Orion bigger. They also designed seats that can be folded to create more space and designed a crew interface made of LEDs that takes up less space. Starliner is the same shape as orion but smaller. However they do not seem to be using any space saving measures. It reminds of Apollo and how it was cramped. That pilot interface should be upgraded to a leaner model. It seems to occupy the whole vehicle.

[@DeepDeepSpace]

The habitable volume in Star liner is fine. The individual holding the camera didn't pan around to show the entire cabin. Furthermore, Starliner is simply a shuttle transporting astronauts and cargo to and from the ISS. The trip is less than two days. You don't need a big space craft for that. A bigger space craft would be heavier and more costly to launch and astronauts are not going to be on Starliner for weeks on end. Lastly, the Apollo command module carried astronauts to the moon and back. It's shape has been proven to work.

[@calliarcale]

The panel does not occupy the whole vehicle; only these two crew stations. It's really tough to get a good view of the inside of Starliner from a handheld camera, especially while most of the interior is stuffed with cargo bags.

[@johnpombrio]

The cockpit is thick and heavy and has way too many manual toggle switches with large switch guards and push on/off switches with two small glass cockpit screens. The Orion is even worse.

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Every time thinking of how big our universe we live in, I always calm down. Every frustration and madness are gone. Space is timeless.

[@smileygladhands]

Same here. Makes all of my earthly troubles seem like nothing at all. Hell, even our entire lives are barely blips on the screen compared to the age of the universe, even just the age of the earth.

[@cristoantonov]

Universe is surely timeless as time only exists in human's brain as an instrument to explain movement and place of energy in space

[@chrisantoniou4366]

@@cristoantonov A human construct to explain and make sense of causality...

[@cristoantonov]

@@chrisantoniou4366I beg your pardon buy you are out of this universe

[@chrisantoniou4366]

@@cristoantonov No, I am your Doppelganger... :D

[@dhyde2025]

Man, If I was an astronaut, I would be so disappointed to be on Starliner over Dragon.

[@willyd8400]

The screen on the Dragon fold up and the seat also fold down. Watching inspiration 4 crew, I was amazed of how much room they had to move around. If you compare it to the russian soyuz to the starliner, you could said, the starliner definitely has more room.

[@charlesm.1638]

Good to know they seats and screens fold. To me it look very camped space but still roomier than the Soyuz

[@jimabbey9544]

Screen is stationary ONLY the seats move up or down!

[@vaska00762]

Moving screens was a mock-up thing only. Only the commander and pilot seats pivot for ingress and egress on the ground.

[@FlyingGospel]

Sure but Soyuz has the orbital module that definitely adds habitable space. Starliner surely is bigger than Soyuz+orbital module but tbh I'm not sure it's that much more.

[@donjones4719]

The footrests detach on Dragon, that makes a larger continuous open space. The footrests in Starliner look like they can detach also. The crew would have taken them off during the trip to the higher orbit.

[@scottmanley]

‘Jebediah Kerbal’

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

Scott, please do a video on asteroid mining

[@stephenwood2216]

They could've picked up a few ideas from IKEA regards storage solutions 😉

[@MrGlenspace]

Spacex’s looks much better. I was shocked Boeing still had a removable hatch. Spacex had a hatch that pivots out of the way. Not impressed unless you like retro look.

[@timberwolf27]

On the thumbnail I freaked, thought the suit had a dude who's face had exploded in it

[@brett4264]

It would've been nice to see what the commander and others see from their sitting positions in their seats. I'd like to see all the controls they have.

[@yudhisr]

No wonder it costs more than SpaceX's Dragon, they put everything inside

[@DeepDeepSpace]

Since Starliner was being sent to the ISS, they loaded it with cargo to be unloaded by the ISS crew.

[@toddw6716]

Looks like Boeing trash

[@redball7362]

Maybe they did not want to show the controls because they were afraid of a comparison to SpaceX? Because it's not possible to reverse engineer a spacecraft control panel from some video.

[@Agent77X]

Wow! Four cameras inside the Starliner. Rosey is the head Starliner astronaut!😊

[@allgood6760]

Wow!.. that is really cool! 👍🚀🌍

[@amangogna68]

Great work in space !

[@BlackouTTProductions]

that’s cool they used a kerbal as the zero g indicator

[@desmond-hawkins]

This was long overdue!

[@danilorainone406]

what are the bags that line the tunnel walls at 37 sec?

[@Agent77X]

Starliner’s instrument controls are classified, so they cannot be shown unless you have top secret clearance!

[@flippdoubt8057]

It’s ok I guess but…meh. Dragon is awesome. It’s like you show someone your 1 million dollar tour bus & then you show them a government school bus with lots of sketchy problems… Which would you like to ride in folks?

[@Sean-yr4se]

True, I believe starliner is more capable but I too would rather ride in the dragon

[@chrismallard3857]

Also, well said 👍🦇 you

[@jimabbey9544]

Space x 1st class! Boeing Coach or economy class no frills very uncomfortable looking!

[@carbon3397]

Dragon

[@pilot3016]

Take note.. Private enterprise via two individuals.. far exceeded NASA.

[@JCO2002]

"Private" enterprise was only able to do it because of all the govt money they got.

[@pilot3016]

@@JCO2002 And NASA didn't? Money doesn't create invovation. Driven Minds do. NASA couldn't keep heat shield tiles in place.

[@JCO2002]

@@pilot3016 Money enables innovation. Musk is much like Edison - best at commandeering or stealing other's ideas, repackaging them with a big song and dance, and then presenting himself as a self-made genius.

[@pilot3016]

@@JCO2002 Actually..Musk is like William Lear... Has the ability to find and hire the right people for a certain goal. Your Political party is showing. Tear down success..and build up the morons with a agenda.

[@JCO2002]

@@pilot3016 My political party? I'm a Canadian who's been living in Jamaica for the last 12 years. I vote JLP - you've never heard of them. Tell me, why do you Yanks always assume everyone else on the internet is another Yank?

[@rocketdyneF1]

It doesn’t have the finesse as Crew Dragon.

[@johnviolette5511]

Is there a camera that provides an actual view of our eyes? I understand the inside is not very large. but it is hard to get a good perspective of what it is actually like. Especially with not having a good grasp on which way is up ( I know, there is no up in space).

[@mailbox4820]

50 second "tour"? Well, that was a bit abbreviated.

[@calliarcale]

Yeah, this was very disappointing.

[@stephenkeebler732]

Remember Vince and Larry, the Crash Test Dummies: they are probably looking at this Vid right now, shaking their heads and thinking, "You know, They could have learned a lot from a Dummy!"...

[@johnhunt9942]

Well, it didn’t show much. Wanted to see the control panel. Oh well!

[@kendric98]

looks like a cloterphobia nightmare in the crew compartment.

[@u1zha]

Why so short? Was the intro minute with the group picture really more relevant to include than a few more angles of Starliner interior? Almost feels like watching Eleanor Morton "Space Station Tour Guide Doesn't Give A F**k" but that video has yet to be released...

[@leonardgleicher]

Congratulations to all of you.

[@elite4702]

I don't care about you guys complaining. There is a Kerbal Space Program Plush. I repeat. There is a Kerbal Space Program Plush.

[@donjones4719]

3:20 Rosie, He's rifling through your purse!

[@KerbalHub]

Did anyone notice the Kerbal?

[@Mr.philmccockiner]

Rosie is so brave and powerful. She is leading the way for all women!!!!!!

[@Lesiba2]

Man, this is Soyuz's younger brother. It looks like Astronauts will still prefer Dragon over this

[@chrismallard3857]

Lousy finish. Poor quality. It's got nothing on crew Dragon. But it's American and it's working, sort of. It'll get better. Well done 👍 congratulations on another major piece of our future. Bravo 👍💪💪💪🦇

[@OlusegunMokuolu]

I like your perspective

[@aseananamations3951]

Him : Jebediah Kerbal The ksp plays : Jebediah Kerman

[@chloe-id6ep]

i love the space suit

[@NewAgeDIY]

So they dug up the plans for 1971 Soyuz 11 capsule. Good going Guys.

[@calliarcale]

This isn't even slightly like Soyuz.

[@jermainemorgan9349]

Love to see the outside how big it really is... I've seen it from jamaica 🇯🇲 👀 the sun gave it away..

[@Slatch36]

Leave it to Boeing to design a crew capsule interior to look like a porta-potty. Speaking of which, the craft doesn't have a toilet.

[@Kotius_]

Jebediah kerman has made it to space

[@joeboygo]

SpaceX Crew Dragon looks sooooo much better! Is this what an extra 2 billion gets you? In a sane world a massive partial refund is due and owing.

[@rnichol22]

Yup it's still looks like something from the 60s

[@javierarreaza5601]

I thought the same. I do wonder if looking beyond the aesthetics there's any positive side to Boeing's concept other than being a larger Apollo capsule. There won't be a refund because they fulfilled their development contract, I suppose. But unless there's some particular feature, I don't see why NASA would want to rely on a separate fleet of these spacecrafts, if it isn't to keep SpaceX and Boeing competing for launch contracts to keep the costs down. Boeing won't beat SpaceX at that game, so they might as well abandon now.

[@ricardorodulfo739]

I wonder why this capsule lands on the solid ground and not on the ocean?

[@silenthunter8254]

@@ricardorodulfo739 if all goes well, easier recovery...

[@ajmplaneshelicoptersrocket3542]

Hey, the shopping carts at Food Lion work as well as the ones at Whole Foods.... 😛

[@jessefoulk]

Come on guys about the Dragon vs Starliner room comparisons. They are merely just taxis. Not hotels. Once they dock to the ISS they get their "hotel rooms".

[@javierderivero9299]

Did Rosie the rocketeer survive the launch?

[@johncarlosahagun4065]

brave men women , congrats to you all!

[@Tmccreight25Gaming]

It's good that Starliner finally made it to the ISS! Crew Dragon 🤝 Starliner

[@cristianmastronardi3309]

Vi ringrazio x quello che siete e io mai riuscito ad essere

[@andrewschroeder9502]

Honestly, the masking tape that is covering the rivets doesn't inspire a lot of confidence! I know it is probably just to make sure no one cuts themselves on sharp edges, but still...

[@tintobrass532]

The next stop? Red planet Mars LETS ALL GO TO RED PLANET MARS !!!

[@philrocket7951]

The kerbal aboard starliner almost makes up for three years to fix they’re shit lol

[@rcoles82]

Cool to see but some planning for video quality would of been good. A group of kids could of produced a better quality video than this. Lacklustre to say the least

[@Kynrick12]

Dragon FTW!!!

[@star_titan]

go jeb go

[@sidstevens9035]

Looks like a unit that should only be used in extreme emergencies

[@GRosa250]

That’s how all spacecraft are. Even the living space in the space shuttle was small and they stuck seven people in there for weeks at a time.

[@_ShaDynasty]

is this thing cancelled ?

[@MrRockydee07]

I wonder if they think of how peaceful it's on the space station compared to what's happening on earth .

[@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P]

I don't know ........... but 'Rosie the Rocketeer' looks "infected"!!! The first time seeing video images of STARLINER, and seeing 'Rosie'......what happened to that astronaut??!!?? And Still....I still a bit taken-a-back, seeing her. But I get it Now....

[@user-vy8ry9vl2e]

👍👍👍👍

[@scotthruska]

crew dragon Mercedes, Starliner ford pinto

[@captainnerd6452]

Starliner 1980's Yugo...

[@scotianovan1]

Crew Dragon - Tesla; Starliner - Dodge.

[@cristianmastronardi3309]

Create la realtà sicura perché puri di cuore

[@thickdickwad7736]

Awful 30 second “tour”. 🙄

[@cristianmastronardi3309]

Amen deo grazias

[@bayuwijaya222]

Next spacecraft is Starship

[@user-fr3hy9uh6y]

Love it. They had to copy the Zero G indicator. Of theirs had no camera so it did not Indicate anything on the way up and when they opened the hatch it is sitting on the crash dummies lap, indicating gravity. Another piece of equipment 😣

[@cristianmastronardi3309]

X vostra forma e disegno

[@RickyD1968]

Why in every video they never show the instrument panel in the starliner capsule ??? now space X dragon capsule they show you everything !!!!!!!!!

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

That really wasn't much of a tour imo. I would to see the lay out with all of the crew seats as we have with Dragon several times.

[@Neilazbiker]

Starliner looks antiquated already. Exposed plumbing, exposed mechanical devices (2:14) that something could lodge inside of and block. Harsh direct lighting vs SpaceX with soft indirect lighting. Exposed machined surfaces. It's awkward and clumsy. It looks more like an upgraded Apollo than a brand new 2022 modern spacecraft. I'm not impressed Boeing. And by the way, you threw away the $100m worth of launch vehicles that got it there. You have to reuse spacecraft in 2022.

[@vaska00762]

Exposed plumbing? That's an air duct to maintain air circulation between Station and visiting vehicles. Dragon has those too. Exposed mechanical devices? That's the external hatch - in the event of an emergency landing in the Atlantic Ocean following a launch escape, it's easy for the crew to open the hatch themselves. Dragon is designed for water landings, so there's less of a priority to enable crew to egress themselves through the side hatch.

[@Neilazbiker]

@@vaska00762 Obviously the air duct is coming from the ISS. Look around. Looks like hydraulic lines, high pressure gases. Obviously they serve a function, but they are still exposed. Look at SpaceX. It's clean inside, can't get caught on stuff. Can't accidentally hook onto hatch mechanism. It just looks old fashioned and it is.

[@donjones4719]

The seats are angular with metal bars and multiple bolts and holes. Now that I've seen the capsule interior, especially the exposed hatch mechanism, I'm pretty sure this is all a conscious design theme. Someone was a big fan of old 1940-50s sci fi movies. They had this look - because they borrowed the look from navy ships and airships.

[@jimabbey9544]

@@vaska00762 Oh look! its a Boeing fan BOY! Boeing STILL had thruster issues even on this flight! exposed "plumbing Airducts, whatever but it is STILL exposed and antiquated! Space x "s airducts are covered with nice vents that one might find in a MODERN airliner,Space =1st class and Boeing looks more like Coach!!

[@vaska00762]

@@jimabbey9544 first... I'm by no means a Boeing fan. I'm actually an Airbus fan, and my favourite vehicle is the ATV. A crew version concept was designed, but it was never developed. The European Service Module is ATV's legacy, but the ESM will be visiting the moon instead. Thruster issues suck, but that's why you have redundancy built into the thing. If you get a thruster failure or two, being able to complete your mission in full without any impact indicates that the design can manage with failures. The air ducts are run from the ISS to visiting spacecraft. While docked, visiting spacecraft have their systems shut off, and power and life support is run from the station instead. That "visible plumbing" is something Dragon deals with as well when docked also. If you want to talk about antiquated, look at the station. It's been up there since 2000, using modules designed in the 1980s and 1990s. Finally... Starliner is a spacecraft designed to be flown by astronauts with training and experience. Look at the interior of the Space Shuffle - this is a huge step above it. Dragon's shiny interior might look all clean, but it ultimately comes down to a very massive difference in design philosophy. Dragon is like the interior of a Tesla. Sure it looks nice, but you have to swipe your fingers on everything to fly it. That's if you're not using the automation all the time. Starliner, by contrast, has flight controls that very strongly resemble those of the Space Shuffle. Starliner's design is one which can allow full manual flight from launch to docking and back to earth again. With a flight control stick, docking control stick and a variety of physical switches, *and* a window right in front of the Commander's seat, Starliner is a spacecraft anyone with the right training can understand. Not just that, but even Kerbal Space Program players can understand many of the fundamental elements of the Starliner control scheme after a quick introduction to the thing. A good few KZbinrs have gone out to Boeing's facilities and tried their Starliner simulators, and some say it's just as easy to fly Starliner as it is to fly something in Kerbal. Not surprising then, that Jeb is the zero g indicator.

[@pilotboy217]

My bathroom has more room than that.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

oh, for the day rosie meets starman, what a hookup

[@amino-acid4919]

SpaceX dragon is the best

[@lorraineokie2054]

Wow SPACE X IS HILTON OF SPACE CRAFT NOT IMPRESSED WITH INSIDE STAR LINER ROSIE IS NOT FUNCTIONING ROBOT 🤖 TOO BAD

[@dadw7og116]

Indirect lighting? Really? Is this a space capsule or a 787 cabin? The 787 flight deck looks more impressive. Just like Crew Dragon, this looks like it was designed for Spam in a can, not pilots. Show us where the SCE switch is located!

[@cristianmastronardi3309]

Il sogno ancestrale

[@cristianmastronardi3309]

Nel fluido degli accadimenti mi godo questa intercessione

[@cristianmastronardi3309]

Sereni

[@commandosolo193]

poor Boeing, you have a long way to catch up. I loved kerbal though

[@chrismallard3857]

It's not half as nice as crew Dragon

[@vaska00762]

Maybe not as many creature comforts, but I'd say that Starliner is much more of a pilot's spacecraft - full manual physical controls are available for all aspects of flight and the Commander even gets a window to see where the spacecraft is going. Dragon, is by contrast, like a Tesla interior - touch screens and barely any physical controls.

[@chrismallard3857]

@@vaska00762 ya that sounds pretty accurate 👍 it's all win win.💪💪💪

[@kalez963]

crew dragon is ugly

[@terryrivas9815]

God’s speed

[@jonshellmusic]

"Jebediah Kerbal" ? Not just "Jeb"? Clearly someone does not play Kerbal Space Program. Although, in fairness, he does live it.

[@josephdale5400]

Looks cramped in the capsule to me with only two seats .... It's no DRAGON DO OR SURE! I Think they should just give it up before someone gets hurt or killed. SPACE X RULES!!!!!!. I sure wouldn't want to spend 12 or more hrs in Starliner by myself let alone 2 others. Plus didn't they have more problems with this one also?

[@chrisantoniou4366]

So far, two failed thrusters and a slow sublimator...

[@vaska00762]

Starliner has 4 seats and was originally designed for 7. Starliner is short but fat - there's just not a great camera angle for it. Dragon is tall but thin, so it seems more spacious on cameras, plus SpaceX have been deliberately been using wide angle shots internally.

[@calliarcale]

@Mike DeMarco No, they definitely do not talk much. They did work together on this one (the airliner division was brought in to work on the interior aesthetics -- you can't see it in this video, since the astronauts chose to set the lights to full brightness, but Starliner has the same interior mood lighting as Dreamliner).

[@BryanButcher]

This is what our tax dollars pay for vs what a billionaires money pays for. The difference is star-tling.

[@zippythinginvention]

Is a blood red spotted face inside a space suit cringy to anyone else?

[@vaska00762]

It's only cringy if you hate women

[@avgjoe5969]

Its supposed to be Rosie the Riveter from WWII fame. She had a red polkadot head covering. This mannequin had a face covering... inside a helmet. Ack.

[@Starship6277]

Imagine opening the hatch expecting to see a crew and you see a manakin

[@chrisantoniou4366]

...and vice versa!... :)

[@Starship6277]

@@chrisantoniou4366 💀💀💀

[@vaska00762]

SpaceX Demo 1 had a dummy on board too. It's for telemetry to understand g-forces that are applied to the astronaut during launch and re-entry.

[@jimsmith7212]

Blue origins has Mannequin Skywalker crewing.

[@chrisantoniou4366]

@@jimsmith7212 Great video of his flight, but unfortunately not to orbit... :(

[@RonaldShiflet]

Why does this feel like a commercial??? and you said, “ welcome to Starliner for the first Time”, yes 10 years late and $10 billion over budget - throw it out!

[@FlyingBoxHead]

All the jaded SpX fanboys used to plastic car trim lining and 'elegant' displays getting exposed to an actual spacecraft. Look at those comments. Yikes.

[@avgjoe5969]

The "elegant" finish means no one's tearing a suit on a bolt or getting beaned by a pipe. As for it being "actual". We have seen the Spacex controls. I've seen several vids on Starliner interior and yet to see these "actual" controls. Dragon had several clean flights. This hasn't had one yet and the mistakes were seriously problematic suggesting the project leadership has issues.

[@thickdickwad7736]

Really bad shaky camerawork. Makes me nauseous

[@kaiwheeler64]

Dragon does look far superior but Starliner will more likely need to compete with Starship for ride share which makes it even more obsolete.

[@clevergirl4457]

first of all: the visual looks are not the most important thing, ergonomics, on the other hand, is important. I prefer Dragon over Starliner any day, but it is so good we have TWO commercial crew spacecraft that can take astronauts to the ISS. Secondly: Starliner and Starship will never compete, lol, crewed human-rated starships are still years away.

[@kaiwheeler64]

@@clevergirl4457 They will be filling at the same time unless Starliner only lasts a couple of years.

[@calliarcale]

@@clevergirl4457 Ergonomics is a big deal; I do wonder how the ergonomics of that touchscreen compare to the hand controllers on Starliner. On the ground, Dragon's interface makes my back ache just watching it, but maybe in microgravity it's not so bad having to reach up so high to steer.

[@clevergirl4457]

@@calliarcale doesn’t starliner also have a touchscreen interface? Anyhow, I think the dragon has slightly better ergonomics than Starliner.