Inside the SpaceX's Crew Dragon interior
First making history in 2012 when it was dubbed to be the first commercial spacecraft to have ever delivered cargo to the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon is now open for the public to see.
In a new page on SpaceX's website, the company invited people to "step inside Crew Dragon" on Sept. 10.
Aside from being designed for an enjoyable ride, the Dragon "was also designed from the beginning to carry people, and today SpaceX is finalizing the necessary refinements to make that a reality," the website page reads.
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According to Fox News, recently released images and video by the company show that the previously revealed tan leather and mirrored metal surfaces, which were originally part of the Dragon's launch in May 2014, have now been replaced with new black bucket seats and white walls.
The Dragon sports four windows where passengers can take a good look of the earth, moon, and other parts of the solar system from their seats. To make the ride much more of an unforgettable experience, the seats have been made from the highest quality of carbon fiber and Alcantara cloth.
Passengers will also get a good look at displays from the spacecraft that provides real-time information on the shuttle's current state and capabilities. This includes the Dragon's position as it grazes space, possible destinations, and what is the current environment on board the shuttle.
To give the public more information on what the shuttle has to offer and what makes it special from other spacecrafts, SpaceX says the environmental control and life support system will provide not only comfort but also safety to all passengers. "During their trip, astronauts on board can set the spacecraft's interior temperature to between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit," the Hawthorne, California-based company explained.
The Crew Dragon is one of the company's two privately designed spacecrafts that NASA has contracted for trips to the space station starting 2017. The other shuttle is called Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, which has similar assets as the Dragon.
