Two US astronauts stuck in space as Boeing analyzes Starliner problems
Two US astronauts stuck in space as Boeing analyzes Starliner problems
www.theguardian.com
Two US astronauts stuck in space as Boeing analyzes Starliner problems
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So which one of them is the whistleblower?
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In space, nobody hears you whistle.
Coming soon to a news outlet near you!
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…or not!
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They are taking "if it's Boeing I'm not going" to a new level
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Better to live in space than die in upper atmo
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They should have thought of that while they were still on the ground.
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The most recent delays were due to scheduling not hardware issues, as the article admits despite its headline.
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The MCAS system is now so robust it only wants to go up..
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Boeing trying to speedrun Soyuz 11
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inb4 post get removed because theguardian changes the title of their article again.
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Boeing says those capsules are just fine, its just a little leak, bro.
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this is too memey to be true
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Couple weird looking folks
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Just to be clear on this again, they aren't "stuck" because they're in danger, the stay keeps getting extended so engineers can gather as much information as possible about the leaks before they return. Starliner is still fully capable of reentry, but this is Boeing's last chance to collect data that can be used to fix these issues in the future. The leak problem is in Starliner's service module, which detaches from the capsule before reentry and burns up in the atmosphere, so there won't be anything left to study after the astronauts return.
I agree the headline isn’t accurate to NASA’s statements, but I also feel everyone is weighing whether there is something we don’t know.
I get that, but because the leak isn't even on the part of Starliner that will go through reentry, whether or not it will impact its ability to survive the return trip shouldn't be in question.
Don't they have a backup Soyuz docked there as well?
No, there's only one Soyuz from the Russian side of things, and its seats are spoken for
bUt bOeING bAd!!¡!!
I'm sure the astronauts that have to do all this extra overtime because boeing thought their space capsule didn't have to be airtight probably feel that way
You re not wrong.