“finalize procedures for bringing the Boeing spacecraft – and its two crew members – back to Earth”
So what I see is Boeing is too proud to ask SpaceX to bring two astronauts back to earth....I guess their reputation (whatever that now is) is more important than two lives.
Rubes.
They need to come up with a Starship Max 8 version.
This would make a good Babylon headline !!
I left Boeing after over 20 years because of “Share Value”
They emphasized engineering excellence until the merger with MacDoD then it was all about the money.
So I left, in disgust.
If you make the best product in the world, you will make lots of money. But BA and MA guys haven’t figured that out
their focus is on quarterly earnings.
Boeing was doomed the moment the MBAs and other bean counters took over. They went from an aircraft manufacturer to a general contractor, just assembling other manufacturer’s parts to make their product. The move to Chicago was all part of this idea, separating the actual construction from the corporation.
The founders of the company are all spinning in their graves I am sure.
Boeing can’t call the Starleaker a spacecraft until it can successfully navigate space.
“As the man in charge, I must accept full responsibility, but not the blame. Let me explain the difference. People who are to blame lose their jobs; people who are responsible do not.”
What do they care? It not their money.
Boeing will take its cues from the auto industry.
Going to the ISS comes with the purchase of the vehicle. Coming back from the ISS requires a subscription service.
-PJ
Are those DEI astronauts still in the ISS? Do they have to sign a long term lease?
Hey, it got to orbit. It just can’t get back intact.
I saw a video that said that the Starliner is unable to land remotely. I suggest having the new guy take the ride back just in case something goes wrong....