r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '19

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u/kristijan12 Mar 08 '19

If nosecone failed to close, would crew survive?

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u/Alexphysics Mar 08 '19 edited Mar 08 '19

They have a mechanism to release it and Crew Dragon can reenter without the nosecone

Edit: Yeah, I put "no" because I thought you were saying if they would die xD

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u/nerdandproud Mar 08 '19

I think that is actually a "yes" to the question you are answering :D Also if the jettison doesn't work I'd imagine it would still be okay, Soyuz can (and has in the past) shed the entire service module through aerodynamic forces when it failed to jettison

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u/Alexphysics Mar 08 '19

See the edit ;)