Posted on 06/24/2024 5:44:41 AM PDT by Salman
After numerous delays, NASA said Friday that the Starliner crew would return to Earth in July,
The agency said in a blog post that it delayed Starliner's Tuesday departure from the International Space Station so it doesn't conflict with a series of planned ISS spacewalks.
The extra time also would afford Starliner astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams more time to review the spacecraft's propulsions systems, according to the agency.
Wilmore and Williams have been on board the ISS for almost three weeks. The two were set to complete a full assessment of the spacecraft while docked to the ISS in less than a week, but mechanical issues and the need to collect more data lengthened their stay.
The astronauts, however, are no strangers to delays. Boeing's first crewed Starliner test flight finally got off the ground on June 5 after concerns such as helium system leaks pushed back the launch date multiple times.
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Anyone think the diversity tour of the moon is going to happen?
Maybe they’ll fill it with garbage and burn it up
Elon will offer to send up a Dragon to take the astronauts kone.
Yeah, I think most people are aleady of the belief that that ship will not be what brings them back......I know I am.
Send it back EMPTY and they can come back at a later time...............
Or just send a shuttle up to retrieve the.......oh. Mothballed/decomm’d too soon. This is what we have now since last shuttle landed nearly 13 years ago. But, inclusivity matters.
NASA is expert at excuses for delay and failure.
It is the “dog ate my homework” agency.
Boeing + NASA + DEI
What could go wrong?
They hate Musk, and they sure won’t ask Russia for help....
They would probably rather put them on the junk and take their chances. Then blame someone else for it.
That’s how she rolls these days.
The chorus of a song from my younger days keeps playing in my brain whenever I read the latest story about our two stranded adventurers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtkL5_f6-4
It could be the theme song for all Starliner customers
Yep, I’m in your camp on that.
WHAT is the OVER/UNDER of MUSK having to go up & get those people???
SURE would be very interesting to see MUSK publicly step forward to rescue them, and Biden turn him down.........
(Waits patiently for “July” to turn into “This summer”)
Leakliner!
SpaceX to the rescue???
Only problem is today’s spacewalk did not go off as planned. Another EVA suit issue
Sorry can’t be done no docking port available and not same launch and landing suits config
Yup—Russia is gonna have to let them hitch a ride home.
Putin is gonna have fun rubbing our noses in it.
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