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Venka Dx
May 26, 2020 at 9:10 pm
Glass is glass and glass breaks .. I don’t think it’s a good idea to use a touch screen
KonFess
May 26, 2020 at 10:18 pm
@William Davis but isn’t the future UAV? Meaning these two astronauts cold eventually be just passengers, the most they would have to do is select a docking port. Even if there was a stick, wouldn’t it be digital? But even the shuttle was fly by wire, how different are the two systems? Not much I suppose. Telling a pilot that their years of muscle memory are for naught, because the new system is more in common with a game controller. Isn’t that the path aerospace has been on since the start?
The flat panel display and touch screen was on NASA’s wish list from the start.
David The Swedish tech Guy
May 26, 2020 at 10:21 pm
Once upon a time there was a man, and that man had a long name. Do you even know how cockpit dials and knobs are made? They are the ones surviving a crash 😂 it’s also why investigators check them to see in what positions the where when the plane hit the ground..
At least a joystick and a must need panel should be there as a backup..
A touchscreen is cool but I doubt it will be the primary input for long, just hearing the pilots/astronauts last statement on the subject tells it all.
David The Swedish tech Guy
May 26, 2020 at 10:27 pm
KonFess big difference! It’s all about input and feeling even if it’s fly by wire🤷♂️ force feedback is key even in FBW, but yeah you have a point if there’s no trained pilots onboard there’s no meaning having a joystick.
Then you just need GO/DOCK/ABORT on the screen🤷♂️🥴
Charles Butterworth
May 26, 2020 at 11:03 pm
@William Davis Rocket’s are genrallly quite smooth, after launch that is. Not much turbulence in space to rock the boat
Kirk Claybrook
May 27, 2020 at 12:23 am
Some who have replied to your comment need to learn a bit more history…such as how Neil Armstrong probably wouldn’t have gone to the moon if Gemini 8 had touchscreens to control everything
Karla Kirkpatrick
May 26, 2020 at 9:12 pm
the threads are nice but I see future uh oh’s let’s wait and see shall we?
Once upon a time there was a man, and that man had a long name.
May 26, 2020 at 9:39 pm
As I’ve said elsewhere, switching to a touchscreen saves SpaceX money and time on development. Touchscreen works perfectly well for a trained crew such as this one. Also, most flight operations will take place autonomously
Nyx
May 26, 2020 at 9:12 pm
oof… analog controls seem better for high stress/extreme situations.. scary, but good luck to them
Cool Gamer
May 26, 2020 at 9:40 pm
Nyx Look at the Space Shuttle Interior It was full of buttons that’s not very easy to find the Buttons there. Also Crew Dragon has the most important buttons still analog.
Once upon a time there was a man, and that man had a long name.
May 26, 2020 at 9:49 pm
@Cool Gamer Not hard to find them if you’re a trained astronaut.. They have these interfaces memorized better than their own damn names! They tend to prefer analog dials, knobs, and buttons because it’s easier to control them without the need to look (as intensely), and because of the tactile feedback they get when using them for fine operations such as steering.
Le Chat Botté
May 26, 2020 at 9:57 pm
@Once upon a time there was a man, and that man had a long name. i 💯 agree with you
Charles Butterworth
May 26, 2020 at 11:08 pm
@Le Chat Botté The buttons that are actually there are for emergencies and confirming action’s. The touchscreen’s can be used for many many things, like displaying camera views, HUD’s, flight checklists, etc. Filling in the space with loads of cramped buttons that serve only 1 purpose is a waste of space.
luvitus bangton
May 26, 2020 at 9:13 pm
Wassup
Johnny
May 26, 2020 at 9:15 pm
Start Trek today!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
LegendaryDCC
May 26, 2020 at 9:16 pm
Future news: NEW 20” 8K ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION+ DISPLAY ON THE NEW ROCKETS AT 1000 FPS!
EyesOfByes
May 26, 2020 at 9:26 pm
And over 9000 nits!
0__0
May 26, 2020 at 9:21 pm
cool news. fantastic presentation. but i hate the colour pink :=(((
Zandra
May 26, 2020 at 9:25 pm
loved it
Brax889
May 26, 2020 at 9:28 pm
imagine if the touchscreen brakes 😀
Once upon a time there was a man, and that man had a long name.
May 26, 2020 at 9:36 pm
It already does! But imagine if it broke :O
Charles Butterworth
May 26, 2020 at 11:01 pm
That’s why there are 3. Any on of the screen’s can do all the work, that’s the benefit of having an adaptable control system. Imagine if the single centre screen on the shuttle were to fail, that would’ve been much worse.
TonoSama
May 26, 2020 at 9:29 pm
I love seeing Claire Reilly. She is the brightest object in any space story!
Buenaventura los Grandes
May 26, 2020 at 11:53 pm
S.I.M.P.
021
May 26, 2020 at 9:30 pm
ARE THEY USING UR EARS FOR A RADAR LOCK HOME SORRY I JUST HAD TOO
VulturePilot
May 26, 2020 at 9:34 pm
Sounds like a horrible idea tbh
Once upon a time there was a man, and that man had a long name.
May 26, 2020 at 9:38 pm
Saves SpaceX money and time on development. Touchscreen works perfectly well for a trained crew such as this one. Also, most flight operations will take place autonomously
Brandon_AC
May 26, 2020 at 10:13 pm
Are you crazy? You can fit hundreds of buttons on a single screen. Meanwhile on old systems you have to stretch your arms around the entire cockpit looking for a single button out of the hundreds in front of you. New buttons and functions can be added too as a result of using a touchscreen rather than physical buttons because it takes up less space.
Kirk Claybrook
May 27, 2020 at 12:27 am
@Once upon a time there was a man, and that man had a long name. Neil Armstrong would have disagreed with you. If Gemini 8 had touchscreen controls he would never have survived the trim back to earth, let alone going to the moon.
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May 26, 2020 at 9:43 pm
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Jacob Laurenzana
May 26, 2020 at 9:46 pm
This is an exciting time to live 🙂
Bruce Chan
May 26, 2020 at 9:47 pm
do u think that they will bring covid-19 to space?
Charles Butterworth
May 26, 2020 at 11:00 pm
The astronauts have been routinely tested and so have their familes and anyone who is in close contact with them, they’ve been in quarantine with their families in their homes in houston for 2 months and been in quarantine themselves for 2 week’s now prior to launch.
m Day
May 26, 2020 at 9:49 pm
These guys are not going into space, they are going into the pool where the space station is held. No one is going to space……………the lie is getting out there!
Earth is flat, we live under a dome and space does not exist.
Charles Butterworth
May 26, 2020 at 11:05 pm
Oh please go away, it’s been proven over and over again that it’s real and the earth is not flat. Please look at the facts, and no the only facts that support your argument, but all the facts.
Prophet Of Truth
May 26, 2020 at 10:11 pm
Elon Musk for the win!
David The Swedish tech Guy
May 26, 2020 at 10:13 pm
A yostick is a must even if it’s just for manual flight in my opinion 🤷♂️ a pilot needs input, even if it’s fly by wire.
Charles Butterworth
May 26, 2020 at 11:09 pm
Yeah, but you don’t really fly a spaceship like a plane. Have a go in Kerbal Space Program and you’ll see they act differently. Simply it’s positioning the aircraft to face a point and firing the engines for a set amount of time.
Kirk Claybrook
May 27, 2020 at 12:18 am
@Charles Butterworth You’re obviously unfamiliar with Gemini 8. I think the Russians had a similar situation too. A touchscreen would have been useless and probably would have seen someone other than Neil Armstrong being the first man on the moon.
TJ
May 26, 2020 at 10:42 pm
They can put Millions of
transistors on a single chip.
Yet, the microphone on her desk is
H U M O N G O U S.
What’s that all about?
Theo JustTheo
May 26, 2020 at 10:54 pm
Yeah, the blue yeti mic is big and there are better options
Charles Butterworth
May 26, 2020 at 10:59 pm
It’s a Blue Yet Mic, one of the best recording mic’s. Smaller doesn’t always mean better. Like comparing a phone camera to a proper DSLR or Cinema Camera, if you’re making professional grade content for YouTube then a Yeti mic is the least you can do to improve sound quality.
JoekerXXX
May 26, 2020 at 10:46 pm
Claire is funny, likes outer space, and is pretty. Triple threat.
John McGowan
May 26, 2020 at 10:54 pm
Stop saying “Finally”!!! What did you do this year?
miss understood
May 26, 2020 at 11:06 pm
First time a man in space? Didn’t we go to the moon decades ago?
Willy Encinas
May 26, 2020 at 11:58 pm
First time for a private company
Mark Davenport Jr
May 26, 2020 at 11:12 pm
Man that looks really clean AF! 🙂
Irwan Santoso
May 27, 2020 at 1:25 am
is it necessary to swear?
Ricardo G
May 27, 2020 at 12:30 am
Hope COVID is not part of the cargo they’ll take into space.
Joe
May 27, 2020 at 1:15 am
In the future they’ll name a Martian mountain range after Elon Musk.