I can not imagine being one of the engineers that has to make big decisions like this. Glad they are being cautious, and I hope those astronauts are enjoying their unexpected space sabatical as much as that is possible.
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2024
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This is the real deal. I'm so, so glad they're trying to be 100% safe rather than save face or money.
We got ourselves a Mark Watney situation here. Time to grow some shit potatoes
Please explode. Or better yet get stick in orbit as a testament to private enterprise
Private enterprise? That would describe SpaceX far more than the Boeing garbage, which is funded by government, and has been a major part of the MIC since WWII.
Space x has taken a vast quantity of tax payers money. I've been following them since back when they were trying to launch cheese on the falcon 1.
Is this common (extended stays in orbit) or is this another Boeing failure?
Very uncommon. Original plan was less than 14 days, and now it got extended to 8-12 months. Though astronauts seems to be happy as they get to do some spacewalks while stuck at ISS. But it's bad news for Boeing. They had a fixed contract of 4.2 billion and had to pay additional 1.5 billion out of pocket and now their reputation is shot.
It's going to be even worse, if this thing burns up on re-entry.
Boeing failure. They were supposed to return long ago.