SpaceX Found Brilliant Solution to Open Starship Door in Space

SpaceX Found Brilliant Solution to Open Starship Door in Space === #spacezone #space #spacexstarship #spacex #starship === SpaceX Found Brilliant Solution to Open Starship Door in Space People always say that everything gets a hundred times harder in space, and apparently, that includes something as simple as opening a door. We saw that firsthand during Starship’s Flight 9. The mission was going well up to that point, but when it came time to open the payload bay and release the dummy satellites, the door didn’t fully open. So what went wrong? And more importantly, how can it be fixed? Let’s take a closer look. The big difference between Starship and something like a submarine comes down to how pressure works in their environments. Submarines are built to handle pressure from the outside. When you’re deep underwater, all that water is pushing in on the hull. That’s why submarine doors are designed to open outward. The water pressure actually helps keep the door sealed shut. Spacecraft work in the opposite way. In space, there’s no air outside because it’s a vacuum. That means all the pressure is coming from inside the spacecraft. So most spacecraft doors open inward. The pressure inside the cabin helps press the door against the frame, which makes for a more secure seal. SpaceX Found Brilliant Solution to Open Starship Door in Space But Starship is a little different. Its payload bay isn’t pressurized at all. There’s no internal pressure to help push the door outward or hold it in place. That means the door has to rely completely on its mechanical systems to move and stay secure. And that’s where things can get tricky. Mechanical systems that work great on Earth don’t always behave the same way in space. Once Starship is in orbit, the absence of gravity can cause parts to shift slightly. Metal structures that were assembled on Earth might relax once the force of gravity is gone. That small shift can mess with how parts fit together. Something that used to move freely might now be wedged too tightly to move at all. SpaceX Found Brilliant Solution to Open Starship Door in Space Temperature swings in space add another challenge. One side of the vehicle might be in direct sunlight while the other is freezing cold. That kind of extreme heat and cold can cause parts to expand or contract. When you’re dealing with tight tolerances and moving pieces, even small changes like that can make things jam up or behave unpredictably. To make things even more complicated, Ship 35 was dealing with some issues during that flight. Almost immediately after the engines shut down, the ship began to tumble unexpectedly. It tried to correct itself using other vents, but as we later found out, there were leaks in the fuel systems inside the vehicle.