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NASA and SpaceX fly into space for the first time with a touchscreen


Rethink necessary

But that can be challenging. Loud Hurley one has to be particularly attentive to this type of flying: “If you fly an airplane, for example, and you press the stick forward, it sinks,” says the astronaut Touchscreen a rethink and more concentration is necessary.

They wear special gloves to operate the screens. The suits were created by SpaceX in collaboration with the designer Jose Fernandez designed and have a single umbilical tube instead of two. This is responsible for cooling and communication. The helmets of the astronauts come from the 3D printer.

Private flights from 2021

The two astronauts will probably not be the only ones to fly into space on a SpaceX spacecraft. Already next year, SpaceX wants to transport private customers in a capsule with three windows and seven seats in sAll.

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