The stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts planned to hitch a ride home with SpaceX, but their space suits aren’t compatible with Elon Musk’s spacecraft

Give me a break. We got Apollo 13 home by just using duct tape and cardboard.

Oh, I guess we will just leave them to die in outer space … /sarc

21 posted on 08/30/2024 5:05:13 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)

22 posted on 08/30/2024 5:05:35 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)

This article is very much overcome by events ... it’s more than a week old.

1) The Starliner crew are going home on the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft.

2) Proper suits are being sent up for them.

3) The Starliner is scheduled to return, autonomously, in the next few days.

This is so strange to me.

We put a man on the moon, but we can’t send a spacecraft promptly to bring them home. ,seems,odd to me.

not really, there is a constant resupply flights, currently a russan progress, a cygnus are there. plus they have enough supplys for at least 1 yr.

I expect SpaceX will figure something out.

Is the rescue going to be paid for by NASA?

Or will SpaceX foot the bill and count it as public relations or something?

Does anyone else see a comparison to the bazillion separate types of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries, all inherently send costs to replace through the roof?!!@

Nice Red Green solution. I read that one suit was already there and the other was coming. I don’t think this article is the most current.

“Does anyone else see a comparison to the bazillion separate types of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries, all inherently send costs to replace through the roof?!!@”

It is called Capitalism!!!

35 posted on 08/30/2024 5:26:00 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)

something tells me an adapter could be made...

If I was stranded up there on that floating space junk I’d rather trust my life to Musk than Boing.

I think this is all of 'em, sorted:

NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station [08/30/2024]
NASA and Boeing Prepare for Uncrewed Starliner Return Mission [08/30/2024]
NASA's Plan B: Why SpaceX Is Completing Boeing's Starliner Mission [08/27/2024]
Boeing employees 'humiliated' that upstart rival SpaceX will rescue astronauts stuck in space: 'It's shameful' [08/26/2024]
Musk's SpaceX testing breakthrough tech in risky spacewalk [08/25/2024]
SpaceX will bring stranded Boeing Starliner crew home in February [08/25/2024]
NASA astronauts at the Space Station who crewed Boeing Starliner are to return home on a SpaceX ship [08/24/2024]
Boeing Starliner astronauts stranded in space for 80 days will not return home until 2025: NASA [08/24/2024]
AYKM? Boeing Official Not Surprised Starliner Is Stuck in Orbit [08/22/2024]
SpaceX sends 22 Starlink satellites into orbit using new first stage booster [08/21/2024]
NASA pushes decision on bringing crew back in Starliner to the end of August [08/18/2024]
NASA to decide stranded Starliner astronauts' route home by end of month [08/15/2024]
Another Boeing Blunder: NASA Worries that Starliner May Damage ISS Docking Port [08/12/2024]
Anyone gonna ask Space Council Chair Kamala Harris about the 2 American astronauts still stranded in space? [08/11/2024]
BREAKING NEWS, Astronauts trapped in space by Boeing's faulty Starliner are given horrifying news about potential return to Earth [08/07/2024]
Astronauts who were supposed to take 8 day ISS trip may be stranded until 2025 due to Boeing spaceship issues [08/07/2024]
SpaceX delays Crew-9 astronaut launch amid uncertainty over Boeing Starliner [08/07/2024]
SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch delayed to Sept. 24 due to Boeing Starliner issues [08/07/2024]
NASA Might Delay Upcoming Crew 9 Mission to Return Stranded Starliner Astronauts to Earth [08/06/2024]
Did NASA Just Admit That Boeing's Starliner Is Doomed? [08/05/2024]
Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit [08/03/2024]
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites; fourth liftoff in week [08/02/2024]
Boeing names new CEO as it posts loss of more than $1.4 billion in second quarter [07/31/2024]
Boeing Wins Space Mission Contracts Owing To Its 'Armies Of Lobbyists,' Says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Amid Starliner Return Delay [07/31/2024]
NASA: No return date yet for astronauts aboard ISS [07/25/2024]
Astronauts stuck on ISS 'confident' Starliner will bring them home [07/11/2024]
SpaceX launches U.S. spy satellites from Vandenberg [07/03/2024]
SpaceX completes S[ta]rlink launch, brings Direct to Cell satellite total to 103 [07/03/2024]
Technical failures leave Starliner crew 'not stranded' on ISS indefinitely [07/01/2024]
Starliner undergoing thruster testing before indefinite return flight [06/30/2024]
NASA insists Boeing Starliner crew 'not stranded' on ISS [06/29/2024]
SpaceX May Have to Rescue NASA Astronauts Stranded in the International Space Station Due to Boeing Starliner's Multiple Helium Leaks: REPORT [06/26/2024]
How SpaceX could end up rescuing stranded astronauts if Boeing's Starliner can't be fixed [06/26/2024]
Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing's Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing [06/24/2024]
NASA pushes Starliner return to July [06/24/2024]
NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing again, to study helium leaks and thruster issues [06/23/2024]
Astronauts stuck in space at least another week as Boeing and NASA troubleshoot Starliner spacecraft issues [06/20/2024]
NASA delays return of Starliner astronauts from space station [06/15/2024]
Boeing Starliner Stuck on Space Station as More Leaks Discovered. [06/13/2024]
Boeing's Starliner Now Has 5 Leaks While Parked Outside the ISS [06/13/2024]
Boeing Starliner launches to International Space Station from Florida [06/05/2024]
ULA Launches NASA's Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test [06/05/2024]
Boeing Starliner's crewed launch abruptly halted, again [06/02/2024]
Boeing Can't Afford to Fail Tomorrow. The company's years-long effort to fly astronauts for NASA has been plagued with setbacks. Now it faces a historic test. [05/31/2024]
Boeing won't fix leaky Starliner before flying first crew to ISS [05/25/2024]
Boeing Starliner crewed test flight delayed indefinitely [05/24/2024]
Boeing Starliner historic crewed launch delayed again indefinitely [05/22/2024]
Boeing Starliner launch delayed to Tuesday due to helium leak [05/16/2024]
Boeing Starliner launch delayed to Tuesday due to helium leak [05/16/2024]
Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed shortly before launch [05/07/2024]
NASA Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test LIVE Countdown form Launchpad | LIVE [05/06/2024]
Boeing Starliner rolls to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of May launch [04/17/2024]
Boeing Starliner docks to International Space Station for first time [05/21/2022]
Boeing Seeks Redemption as It Readies Starliner for Yet Another Launch Attempt [05/13/2022]
SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6-Month Stint on International Space Station [05/06/2022]
NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are ready to come home [04/16/2022]
Nearly two months after discovering a problem with its Starliner spacecraft, Boeing is still searching for answers [09/24/2021]
Boeing scrubbed Starliner spacecraft's launch after 13 valves failed to open [08/10/2021]
Boeing Will Expand Starliner Tests But Denies Cutting Corners After Glitches [02/29/2020]
Boeing & NASA admit multiple anomalies on Starliner mission [02/13/2020]
NASA Reveals This Boeing Starliner Glitch That Could've Destroyed The Space Capsule [02/07/2020]
After The Boeing Starliner Snafu, NASA Must Rethink How It Does Business [01/04/2020]
Boeing Starliner is the first US-made crew capsule to land on the ground [12/22/2019]
Boeing's Starliner Won't Reach Space Station, NASA Chief Says [12/20/2019]
Boeing's Starliner Launch to the International Space Station [12/20/2019]
Live coverage: Overnight countdown underway for Friday's Starliner launch [12/20/2019]
Boeing rolls out Starliner passenger spacecraft to launch site ahead of December flight [11/21/2019]
Boeing delays Starliner test flights (again, and again, and again...) [04/03/2019]
Boeing's Starliner Launch Abort Engine Suffers Problem During Testing [07/23/2018]

Yes we do. Musk has them employed now.

DEI forced them out of NASA.

US Government: Hey, Elon, can you pick our astronauts up from the space station?

Elon: Are you still going to spy and harass me?

US Government: Of course!

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