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Re:Dragon V2 Unveil – Webcast by nickff on Friday May 30, 2014 @03:23AM (#7820645)
Why would putting cargo into the crew compartment be unsafe? on the way up, there is no danger of the cargo falling on them... quite the contrary...
Re:Dragon V2 Unveil – Webcast by avmich on Friday May 30, 2014 @06:11PM (#7824384)
Because fundamentally, if a craft is safe to send humans to orbit you want to send humans - not cargo, which is cheaper to send with a craft which is less safe.
Re:Dragon V2 Unveil – Webcast by nickff on Friday May 30, 2014 @06:26PM (#7824447)
You are correct to say that using a human-rated system to launch cargo is usually much more expensive than necessary, as was true of the space shuttle. This does not mean that the cargo causes any safety problems.
Re:Dragon V2 Unveil – Webcast by avmich on Friday May 30, 2014 @07:07PM (#7824573)
Indirectly, as you have to launch another spacecraft for the same number of people to get to orbit.