Boeing new spacecraft first test LED lighting equipment capsule

Local time on July 23rd, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration, NASA) for the Boeing company (TheBoeing Company) CST-100 spacecraft flight status assessment test.

Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft (images from NASA)

One feature of the CST-100 spacecraft is the purple light emitted by the engine room. This is Boeing's "sky interior", the use of LED lighting to create a calmer environment for astronauts.

In addition, CST-100 also has a number of new technologies, including enhanced thermal protection devices, tablet devices equipped with touch screen, as well as to provide multiple protection device for astronauts.

Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft interior LED lighting (photo from NASA)

According to the space program, CST-100 will track the flight on 2016, NASA expects the space station will be able to carry out commercial space travel in the next year.