{"id":168218,"date":"2020-05-13T10:26:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T09:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=168218"},"modified":"2020-05-13T10:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T09:26:05","slug":"space-x-has-released-a-crew-dragon-simulator-so-you-can-endure-the-terror-of-space-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=168218","title":{"rendered":"Space X has released a Crew Dragon simulator, so you can endure the terror of space from home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>Space is a terrifying place devoid of oxygen and mercy, and you should never go there. But if you insist on spitting in Death&#8217;s eye and forsaking the Mother Earth that raised you, at least do a few dry runs before clambering aboard your flying metal shroud.<\/p>\n<p>Space X has released <a href=\"https:\/\/iss-sim.spacex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an online simulator<\/a> allowing you to try docking their Crew Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station. It appears fairly simple at first glance, with a dozen big grey buttons allowing you to adjust the roll, pitch, and yaw. However, this innocent exterior belies a very difficult task demanding careful precision and an abundance of patience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incremental progress in the simulator is incredibly slow, so astronautics may not be those who feel the need for speed \u2014 or who aren&#8217;t immune to boredom. I personally have not yet managed to dock successfully. I have however sent myself careening helplessly off into space, making like George Clooney in <em>Gravity<\/em> and fulfilling a very specific and long-held fear of mine.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you can do better \u2014 and I highly suspect you can \u2014 you can find Space X&#8217;s simulator <a href=\"https:\/\/iss-sim.spacex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Simulator of Crew Dragon docking with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@space_station<\/a> \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vVqJfnbuNC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/vVqJfnbuNC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZH3bkT0DhM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZH3bkT0DhM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1260269423090208768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 12, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fortunately, real astronauts likely won&#8217;t need to go through this arduous docking process themselves. &#8220;Crew Dragon missions will autonomously dock and undock with the space station, but crew can take manual control of the spacecraft if necessary,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1260269425199992832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote Space X on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Crew Dragon capsule will be launched into space by a Falcon 9 rocket on May 27, in what will be Space X&#8217;s first crewed mission. The spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS \u2014 two individuals vastly more qualified than I to handle navigating the void.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/10297\/space-x-has-released-a-crew-dragon-simulator-so-you-can-endure-the-terror-of-space-from-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Space is a terrifying place devoid of oxygen and mercy, and you should never go there. But if you insist on spitting in Death&#8217;s eye and forsaking the Mother Earth that raised you, at least do a few dry runs before clambering aboard your flying metal shroud. 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