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Does the SpaceX Crew Dragon have a toilet?

By |2020-11-24T09:29:08-05:00November 24th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Everyone wants to know how astronauts go to the bathroom in space and now that SpaceX and NASA are launching astronauts I've also been asked if the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has an on board toilet, especially because astronauts routinely have to spend 20+ hours inside the capsule on their way to the International Space [...]

Soyuz vs. Crew Dragon: Why does SpaceX take so long to dock with the ISS?

By |2020-11-17T09:09:21-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first two crewed mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule have taken between 19 and 30 hours to dock with the International Space Station, however, the Russian Soyuz capsule has demonstrated docking within just three hours. Why does it take so long for SpaceX to dock to the ISS and what goes into the [...]

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