re: #32 Single-handed sailor

Safety panel considers SpaceX “load-and-go” fueling approach viable

It is not agreed to yet and may not happen. I’m surprised that NASA would even consider it, that’s way outside their safety comfort zone.

I like Musk but this shit really irritates me.

“I think that issue has been somewhat overblown,” he said. “We certainly could load the propellants and then have the astronauts board Dragon. That is certainly something we could do. But I don’t think it’s going to be necessary, any more than passengers on an aircraft need to wait until the aircraft is full of fuel before boarding.”

Yeah Elon, because Jet A doesn’t auto-ignite until it reaches 410 degrees F and isn’t stored in pressurized tanks next to pressurized oxidizer.