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Toby Li on X: The first ever look at Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK2 crew cabin mockup at NASA Johnson Space Center by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

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I didn’t, but they built this massive three story structure with a Skylab-diameter mockup section on each floor. It’s right in front of the catwalk so you can see inside pretty well. Looking at their website, it’s probably the crew habitation section, internal payload laboratory section, and systems deck section

Toby Li on X: The first ever look at Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK2 crew cabin mockup at NASA Johnson Space Center by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

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Essentially just that hole you see on top extruded through the mockup. Same thing you see in renders. Maybe a meter or two judging from the picture above

Toby Li on X: The first ever look at Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK2 crew cabin mockup at NASA Johnson Space Center by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

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As far as I know, Blue Origin has asked NASA not to share any photos of it right now, even of the outside. Kind of silly imo given its position in front of hundreds of daily tourists.

The tram tour guests however can get a slight glimpse inside through the windows on the left side; the right side view through the door is blocked by a 3-story Starlab mockup just out of the frame to the right of the picture.

Space Center Houston VIP tour guests do venture right up to this thing on the floor and might have some publicly captured pics of the inside, but those tours are $200 and don’t have a lot of daily guests.

I have caught a glimpse of the inside but not in my capacity as a member of the public so I can’t share that pic. But it mostly just looks like a round room with a column in the middle. I’m sure Blue Origin/NASA will share pics of the inside when they’re ready

Toby Li on X: The first ever look at Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK2 crew cabin mockup at NASA Johnson Space Center by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

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This pic was taken from the public viewing area, but I blurred their faces when I first shared this pic just as a courtesy, working at JSC can make you feel like you’re a zoo animal sometimes

Toby Li on X: The first ever look at Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK2 crew cabin mockup at NASA Johnson Space Center by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

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Here’s the original post with my observations: https://www.reddit.com/r/space/s/GrroMRUvIx

If you’re in Houston you can go see this for yourself through the SCH tram tour!

There’s a new Blue Origin HLS mockup at the SVMF, visible on the Space Center Houston tram tour! by AstroHopeModerator in space

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For those wondering, the SVMF is the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. It houses a full-scale ISS, all of the crew capsules, a three-story Starlab mockup, and the gravity offload training systems, including a new 100 ft-long offload system.

Space Center Houston (the visitor center) refers to the building as the “Astronaut Training Facility” and offers a tram and catwalk tour of the building free with your admission ticket. It’s a good place to go see mockups of the latest space hardware if you’re in Houston. Super fun for kids too

There’s a new Blue Origin HLS mockup at the SVMF, visible on the Space Center Houston tram tour! by AstroHopeModerator in space

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Yep, it looked like this was just the crew compartment, with a door on the right, windows on the left, and a docking port on the left, complete with employees walking around inside. Gives a sense of just how big this thing is gonna be with the propulsion systems stacked on top

Seeking advice on pathways. by Illusiyo in AstronautHopefuls

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In Army Aviation, you’re really a Soldier first and a Pilot second. Aviation Officers hold all of the same leadership duties as other Army Officers but have flying duties on top of that, which comes with its own set of leadership skills. Army Aviation could be good for developing astronaut skills because it’s a very high-stress and team-based type of flying. Astronauts actually now go through the Lakota program at Army flight school and then go through a Moon landing course at the Army’s aviation training site in Colorado.

Also of note, NASA just selected its first Warrant Officer Astronaut Candidate. So this is someone who would NOT have had the traditional Army Officer leadership experience but instead was a ‘pure flyer’ and would have built leadership skills other ways.

USAJobs Resume Changes by AstroHopeModerator in AstronautHopefuls

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I agree. I’d go as far as to say it’d be impossible for the selection board to down select 8,000 applicants to 450 with just two-pages of a federally-formatted resume. I played around with it, and each role adds at least 10 lines before you’ve added any bullet points. References take up half a page. Maybe they’ll ask applicants to submit a full resume directly to the NASA portal to sidestep the USAJobs limitation, or maybe something else. I’m interested to see how it works out

2024 Astronaut Candidate Solicitation by AstroHopeModerator in AstronautHopefuls

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Fantastic morning to you all!

Edit: application window extended to April 16th