Recently Boeing first time to public CST-100 manned spacecraft interior design, it’s full with modern design, wrap-around blue LED lighting, and the use of Tablet PC technology, comparable to the Ferrari luxury cars, even more dazzling! Expected 2017 CST-100 can bring people into space.
Since July 2011 retired NASA space shuttle, the United States can only take Russia "coalition" spacecraft to the International Space Station astronauts and cargo transport. However, take the "Union" very expensive spacecraft, each seat will need to pay $ 50 million. At the same time, the United States pushing commercial space flight, to encourage commercial space flight company developed spaceship.
2010, in Las Vegas, Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace company received $ 18 million in R & D funding in NASA's "commercial space transportation system development plan", the responsible one can carry seven passengers space capsule the initial development and testing. Today, the advent of CST-100 spacecraft, the United States and its allies would reduce dependence on Russian space transportation system to a certain extent, but also can lay the technical foundation for the development of more advanced manned spacecraft.
CST-100 spacecraft, may be short-haul flights within 100 kilometers above the Earth's surface distance. Its shape and the 1960s and 1970s for lunar exploration "Apollo" spacecraft is quite similar, but the volume ratio of "Apollo" bigger number, the volume ratio of "Orion" spacecraft slightly smaller. Spaceship interior modern full, and the design is very simple. "In the spacecraft where you can not find those motionless before 1100 or 1600 is colored buttons." Boeing's head of mission control for manned and former U.S. astronaut Chris Feiergusen said. Spacecraft's large windows designed to allow passengers to enjoy a better view; seat using a special material, ultra-light, helps to control weight when the spacecraft landed.
CST-100 spacecraft can dock seven months on the ISS orbit, and return to the land at the time of ablative heat shield to protect the subject. The spacecraft could fall in a safe cushion falls on land, through to replace the heat shield, the new spacecraft can sail again, the spacecraft can fly each aircraft about 10 times.
