Gizmodo: crew

How to Equip Your Dreamliner (Including 23" Displays for First Class Seats)

Jesus Diaz — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Probably trying to polish its current poor image, Boeing invited Fortune Magazine to get an inside look into the Dreamliner factory, secret orgy quarters, and the showroom, in which—after spending $150 million on an empty aircraft—you have to pick the seats, including their A/V entertainment equipment (like whopping 23" LCD monitors in first class), and even the coffee maker. Head to Fortune to see the entire video and gallery. [Fortune]

Dreamliner's Secret Crew Quarters Should be Called Orgy Room

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:10:00 EDT

Here's one of Boeing Dreamliner's most closely guarded secrets: the Orgy Room. Boeing likes to call it "the Crew Quarters" but, come on, what images does this cozy compartment, hidden in the top of the composite fuselage bring to mind? Here's a hint: it has six tightly packed beds for flight attendants, who use them to "have siestas" when the flights are too long. What. Ever. [Fortune]

Orion Crew Test Module Timelapse Build

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:00:17 EDT

This timelapse video shows the construction of the first Orion crew module, the spacecraft that will take humanity to the moon and Mars. As you can see, this version is not the full ship, as it lacks all computer, engine and support systems, not to talk about the proton torpedoes and turbolasers. However, the Apollo-style module is the first real tangible part of the Constellation Program, and will play a crucial part in its early development.

This capsule won't leave Earth's atmosphere: it will be used in a 90-second flight to demonstrate the features of the new ship, built using the same concept as the Apollo capsule but on a much larger scale. The Orion is 16.5 feet in diameter, with a mass of 22.7 metric tons, which gives it "two and a half times the volume" inside the Apollo capsule.

Knowing how small Apollo was, it's not going to be the Enterprise flight deck, but it will be able to fit four crew members comfortably starting in 2014, the year in which it will travel to the International Space Station. Six years later, it will go to the moon. [NASA]

Gizmodo's CES Crew

Joel — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:35:33 EST

Flights were delayed, baggage was lost and we already look like it's day four. But here we are, live blogging CES 2006 like nobody's business.

The Guerrilla Geek Squad, starting on the far right:

-Vince Veneziani, reformed hackaday grunt from Philly, specializes in videogame contraptions, DAPs and landing the ladies.

-Joel Johnson, a man who needs no introduction 'round these here parts. Now the editor of Consumerist, we thank him for bringing a decent camera, a flask full of Maker's Mark and his serious street cred.

-Travis Hudson, aka Kansas, is our man from the midwest. United lost his luggage (those bastards). He is a CES virgin.

-Noah Robischon, that's me. Chief cat wrangler, maker of rain, robotics fan, at your service.

Not pictured:

-John Biggs, Gizmodo editor extraordinaire, is at home changing diapers and keeping the rest of us on point.

-Tobey Grumet, representing the X chromosome, cellphone expert, bringer of the embargoed news releases, is also working from the home base and catching all the items that almost slip past us.

If you are at CES and want to meet up, drop a line to tips@gizmodo.com and save some time on Friday after the show.

over and out.