Remember last week when the name of the Crew Dragon was announced?
It turns out that the capsule is going to be the last of its kind.
We are finishing our finalcapsule, but we still are manufacturing components, according to the president of the company.
What could become a significant issue for the Musk-led space outfit was alludes to by the last point by Gwynne. With its fleet of crew-worthy Earth-orbit shuttles capped at just four, each of which can only carry four astronauts, and any one of which at any time might be docked at the International Space Station, a significant challenge now is going to be maintaining that small armada nimbly
There are lifetime cycle issues, where once you start using it the third, fourth, fifth time, you start finding different things.
The other thing, according to the report? It's another sign that the company's leadership is stepping up pressure on the company to deliver on its ambitious space travel vehicle, which Musk anticipates sending large numbers of people to Earth.
Musk said that his company can launch satellites faster than Russia can.
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