Concept Vehicle

[jfreeham]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/oxcart-assemblys-nasa-crew-transport-concept-was-too-glorious-to-live

[skyguyscott]

I am not too surprised that NASA rejected this design as it seems more geared to being an off-road RV rather than a crew transfer shuttle. NASA designs for function over all other considerations, and aesthetics rarely if ever enter into consideration.

Indeed, the design resembles nothing so much as a custom chop-shop project on a classic AS MOHO.

But AS has already in fact built and delivered a crew transport shuttle for Boing’s star liner crew capsule based on their Sprinter chassis Interstate that looks literally like a rolling billboard.

The crew transport in the Apollo era resembled a bread truck.

[martin300662]

I had to check this wasn't posted on 1st April, as it is no more than a rendering of the motorhome that was mounted on a MAN chassis in Germany a few years ago.

[martin300662]

Originally Posted by skyguyscott

I am not too surprised that NASA rejected this design as it seems more geared to being an off-road RV rather than a crew transfer shuttle. NASA designs for function over all other considerations, and aesthetics rarely if ever enter into consideration.

Indeed, the design resembles nothing so much as a custom chop-shop project on a classic AS MOHO.

But AS has already in fact built and delivered a crew transport shuttle for Boing’s star liner crew capsule based on their Sprinter chassis Interstate that looks literally like a rolling billboard.

The crew transport in the Apollo era resembled a bread truck.

The Apollo era crew transport was indeed a step van, but the Shuttle era crew transport was a 24ft Excella known as the Astrovan.