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Re:SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down After Historic Test Flight by varjag on Friday March 08, 2019 @07:57PM (#19343756)
Scrub/repaint every few years?

In comparison, splashdown capsules spend maybe few hours tops in the water.

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Re:SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down After Historic Test Flight by lutorm on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:24PM (#19343863)
The problem is that, unlike ships, they're generally not designed to be water proof. It's not the exterior that's the problem.
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Re:SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down After Historic Test Flight by luke0016 on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:48PM (#19344140)
I mean, the crew part of it is water proof, right? It has to be air tight...

I'm guessing there are things on the "outside" that might still have issues?

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Re:SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down After Historic Test Flight by rblatz on Saturday March 09, 2019 @01:07AM (#19344759)
The first part of your post reminded me of this quote from Futurama.

Professor Farnsworth: Good Lord! That's over 5000 atmospheres of pressure!

Fry: How many atmospheres can the ship withstand?

Professor Farnsworth: Well, it was built for space travel, so anywhere between zero and one.

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Re:SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down After Historic Test Flight by politician on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:54PM (#19344157)
> ... there are things on the "outside" that might still have issues ...

... on the second reentry attempt.

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