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Jakarta – After a series of developments, the human capsule called SpaceX Crew Dragon will finally begin its historic flight on Saturday (02/03/2019), local time.
It is planned to launch the spacecraft into orbit from the NASA space center with the aid of a Falcon 9 rocket. According to schedule, the launch of the Dragon will take place at 2:48 EST.
It is known, Crew Dragon is part of NASA's $ 8 billion commercial flight crew program, which aims to restore the agency's ability to launch humans to the International Space Station ( ISS). For information, NASA suspended the space shuttle program in July 2011 and since then, it has always sent astronauts aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz.
There were no crew members on this Dragon test flight, but the female dummy became a "sacrifice" in this mission, according to Business Insider, Saturday (03/02/2019 ). The doll is named after Ellen Ripley, the main character of the movie Alien.
Hans Koenigsmann, Vice President of SpaceX for Development and Development, said at a press conference that the doll was equipped with outerwear.
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"He has many sensors, we call him a smart person and his name is Ripley," Koenigsmann said.
The selection of mannequins during the test flights from Crew Dragon to the ISS is not without reason, SpaceX does not want to take big risks by betting on someone's life.
NASA has stated that Ripley is an anthropomorphic test device (ATD) that allows it to monitor sudden changes in severity. If the power is too strong, this Crew Dragon astronaut can pbad or even get hurt.
Ripley's body also features sensors capable of regulating temperature, listening to dangerous noise levels and ensuring that the spacecraft team does not vibrate too much to any moment of his mission.
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"Just like you test the cars, all the answers will be measured.Ideally, the whole environment will be soft and easy, but we know that parachute landing can prove difficult," said Kathryn. Lueders, Business Program Manager.
Upon returning to Earth, engineers will capture recorded data from Ripley's sensors to model the state of Crew Dragon later in the real mission. (agt / afr)
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