Astronaut revealed Life Inside SpaceX Dragon Interior Better Than Russia's Soyuz...Refuse to Fly!
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Astronaut revealed Life Inside SpaceX Dragon Interior Better Than Russia's Soyuz...Refuse to Fly!
Would you pay $90 million for a single seat on a cramped, outdated spacecraft—just to reach the ISS?
Well, in 2020, the US actually signed a deal with Russia to do just that. And what did astronauts get for that money? A tiny, outdated capsule with barely enough room for three people.
But here’s where it gets even crazier...
Less than three weeks later, the US launched its own spacecraft—bigger, roomier, and way more advanced. And guess what? A seat on this ride costs just $55 million!
The arrival of SpaceX Crew Dragon has literally turned Russia's Soyuz into the biggest joke in space travel.
So how did this happen? And what does it mean for the future of space travel?
Let’s break it all down in today’s Techmap episode!
Astronaut revealed Life Inside SpaceX Dragon Interior Better Than Russia's Soyuz...Refuse to Fly!
As you likely remember, after the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011, NASA had no choice but to rely on Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. What was initially intended as a short-term solution—just three years—stretched into nearly a decade due to delays in NASA’s own crewed spaceflight plans. The agency had hoped to fast-track the Orion spacecraft under the Constellation Program for a 2013 launch, but persistent funding shortfalls and technical hurdles kept pushing the timeline further. According to the Augustine Commission, the program was simply unsustainable without an additional $3 billion per year. As a result, Constellation was officially canceled in 2010, forcing NASA to rethink its approach. Instead of developing everything in-house, the agency turned to commercial partnerships—a bold move that ultimately delayed America’s return to independent spaceflight until the mid-2020s.
Astronaut revealed Life Inside SpaceX Dragon Interior Better Than Russia's Soyuz...Refuse to Fly!
That’s where NASA’s Commercial Crew Program comes in, with two big names in the running: Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. But when history was made, only one spacecraft led the way. On May 30, 2020, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon became the first crewed spacecraft to launch from US soil since STS-135 in July 2011. It was a turning point, proving that America was back in the human spaceflight game—this time with a commercially developed spacecraft. Crew Dragon quickly became NASA’s go-to vehicle for ferrying astronauts to and from the ISS, marking the start of a new era in space travel.
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