Elon Musk said SpaceX’s next civilian flight will have new toilet because the first had ‘challenges’
Elon Musk said SpaceX’s next civilian flight will have an upgraded toilet because the first one had ‘challenges’
Elon Musk said SpaceX’s next space tourism flight would have several upgrades, including an ‘upgraded toilet’There were ‘challenges’ with the toilet onboard the modified Crew Dragon module, but Musk did not go into details Other upgrades for the next flight include an oven and Starlink Wi-FiThe Inspiration4 crew splashed downed safely in the Atlantic Ocean near Florida on September 18, shortly after 7 pm
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Elon Musk said SpaceX‘s next space tourism flight would have several upgrades, including an ‘upgraded toilet.’
The SpaceX CEO said that there were ‘challenges’ with the toilet onboard the modified Crew Dragon module that launched the Inspiration4 crew into space for a three-day trip last week.
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Elon Musk said SpaceX’s next space tourism flight would have several upgrades, including an ‘upgraded toilet’
There were ‘challenges’ with the toilet onboard the modified Crew Dragon module, but Musk did not go into details
The world’s second-richest man did not go into details on what the issue with the toilet may have been.
Musk, 50, also said that he had personally met the crew, comprised of Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski, in Florida to congratulate them for their mission.
‘Such great people!’ Musk tweeted.
Musk said that he had personally met the crew, comprised of Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski, in Florida to congratulate them for their mission
In addition to the new toilet, Musk said additional features would be available on the next flight, including an oven for heating food and Starlink Wi-Fi.
Other upgrades for SpaceX’s next space tourism flight include an oven and Starlink Wi-Fi
The commander of the mission, Jared Isaacman, 38, previously said that the toilet did not offer much privacy, but that it had a great view of space.
‘It’s not a ton of privacy,’ Isaacman told Insider in July. ‘But you do have this kind of privacy curtain that cuts across the top of the spacecraft, so you can kind of separate yourself from everyone else.’
‘And that also happens to be where the glass cupola is. So, you know, when people do inevitably have to use the bathroom, they’re going to have one hell of a view.’
The Inspiration4 crew splashed downed safely in the Atlantic Ocean near Florida on September 18, shortly after 7 pm
One of the modifications on the Crew Dragon module was the aforementioned cupola, or giant window, that let the four astronauts have a panoramic view of space in the modified Crew Dragon craft.
The crew began their journey at 4:07pm ET on September 15, when the four individuals emerged from Hangar X from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Musk was also present to see the crew off and appeared to be just as excited as the team going to space on board a modified Crew Dragon module.
The Inspiration4 crew splashed downed in the Atlantic Ocean near Florida on September 18 shortly after 7 pm, bringing an end to their historic three-day mission orbiting Earth, 360 miles above the surface.
The Dragon capsule descended towards Earth on four chutes before gently landing in the water as the module floated on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.