Will they be in moooooortaaall daaaanger?
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 2 Aug 2020, 17:07,
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Slightly less mortal danger than landing a shonky Space Shuttle or Boeing Starliner
but they are sitting inside a bomb.
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brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog, Sun 2 Aug 2020, 17:32,
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Not really
they will have dropped the bomb bit off just before they hit the air and let it just fall into the ocean.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Sun 2 Aug 2020, 17:58,
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Yes really!
The trunk, the part they are jettisoning, has some aerodynamic fins, some radiators and some solar panels. The engines and fuel tanks are integrated in the capsule itself.
External view - note the engines are halfway up the capsule: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Dragon_2_DM-2_02.jpg
Cross section view - note the fuel tanks (in pink) are inside the capsule: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Dragon_2_DM-2_03.jpg/1280px-Dragon_2_DM-2_03.jpg
And here's a photo: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Crew_Dragon_Pad_Abort_Test_%2816814592054%29.jpg
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brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog, Sun 2 Aug 2020, 18:08,
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You seem to be under the impression
that I care.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Sun 2 Aug 2020, 19:03,
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