You can now take a virtual tour of SpaceX's super-sleek Crew Dragon spacecraft, which is set to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2017.
The capsule, which measures around 20 feet tall by 12 feet across, is designed to 'comfortably' carry up to seven astronauts per journey, making it considerably roomier than the Russian Soyuz's maximum capacity of three.
Although the design is still being finalised, the interior looks something like a futuristic sports car, with its minimalist black and white design and carbon fibre crew seats. Video displays will offer real-time information about the journey, and an environmental control system will allow Crew Dragon astronauts to adjust the temperature onboard.
The capsule even has four windows to enable the crew to admire the breathtaking views of space as they hurtle up to low Earth orbit.
The Crew Dragon, which is being developed by SpaceX for Nasa's Commercial Crew Program, will also be able, in theory, to use thrusters to land, rather than touching down in the ocean. The company, headed by Elon Musk, commented: "This system also enables Dragon v2 to land propulsively on Earth or another planet with the precision of a helicopter, making possible interplanetary trips that would otherwise be constrained by ocean landings."
However, astronauts journeying on the Crew Dragon will have to make extra sure not to get caught short -- there's no toilet onboard.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
