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Much of the interview covered familiar territory, but one question/answer stood out especially in light of NASA's Ares I/Orion being in trouble.
Wouldn't be a surprise since Dragon's heat shield is massively over-designed for LEO operations: it's capable of re-entering at nearly twice whats required for orbital operations and several thousand MPH faster than Apollo did when returning from the Moon.
http://www.examiner.com/x-10722-Orlando-Science-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Interview-with-Elon-Musk
EM = Elon Musk
Wouldn't be a surprise since Dragon's heat shield is massively over-designed for LEO operations: it's capable of re-entering at nearly twice whats required for orbital operations and several thousand MPH faster than Apollo did when returning from the Moon.
http://www.examiner.com/x-10722-Orlando-Science-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Interview-with-Elon-Musk
EM = Elon Musk
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SA: Dragon has been identified at least once as a lunar capable vehicle, similar to an Apollo capsule, is that correct?
EM: After we master delivering payload and passengers to the ISS, we certainly have other destinations in mind ...
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SA: Dragon has been identified at least once as a lunar capable vehicle, similar to an Apollo capsule, is that correct?
EM: After we master delivering payload and passengers to the ISS, we certainly have other destinations in mind ...
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