Will safety become an issue when the same crew capsule is used continuously?
that SpaceX is finishing its final capsule,"but we still are manufacturing components, because we'll be refurbishing." Shotwell did note that SpaceX will be able to manufacture more Crew Dragons in the future if the need arises, but it is currently focusing on other aspects of its space fleet.
With the production of new Crew Dragons halted, SpaceX will continue to operate its fleet of four existing Crew Dragon capsules, which have been used to take astronauts up to the International Space Station on missions such as Demo-2 and Crew-1, as well as civilians up to orbit on the private Inspiration4 mission.With the production of new Crew Dragon capsules ending, there is a possibility that new safety issues will arise as each capsule's reuse tally reaches unprecedented numbers.
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