Your government is speaking to you.
Posted on 06/29/2024 7:01:25 AM PDT by Salman
The first astronauts to fly Boeing's troubled Starliner are definitely not "stranded" at the International Space Station, NASA insisted Friday despite having no clear timeframe for bringing them home.
In an unusually defensive press call, officials attempted to put a positive spin on where things currently stood after weeks of negative headlines due to the spaceship's delayed return.
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off on June 5 following years of delays and safety scares affecting Starliner, as well as two aborted launch attempts that came as astronauts were strapped in and ready to go.
They docked the following day for what was meant to be roughly a week-long stay, but their return has been pushed back multiple times because of thruster malfunctions and helium leaks that came to light during the journey.
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Where’s the “That’s the Ticket” guy when you need him?
Your government is speaking to you.
I hope they have to call Elon to come get them.
I guess that means they will return June 14 as planned.
Silly press and public thought it would be June 14, 2024. Not some other June 14. Not June 14, 2030 when the ISS is de-orbited.
Our government is simply incapable of being honest and straightforward about anything. Everything. It’s always about narrative control.
Helium is the pressurized gas used to move the fuel to the thrusters to control the spacecraft.
That helium system has several leaks that were known before launch and should have been repaired.
Those leaks don't get better with time and there's no mechanism on ISS to replenish the system on the spacecraft.
Theoretically a rescue mission could bring a replacement helium canister, but that assumes access to intersect the system on the spacecraft.
Look at the Suni side: when there's a Wil there's a way, so they both probably had Elon already set on speed dial.
Still, who trusts NASA anymore anyways? Work smart, not hard.
Well then send up a 737 to fetch them. Come on nasa.
This cannot be said enough.
All these records and communications need to be released to the public.
What I was thinking
The crew isn’t stranded. They can go home on another ship. Their capsule on the other hand is stranded unless replacement helium can be injected, or it’s just jettisoned to free up the dock.
Prayers for the Crew that the nasa leaders don’t put their lives in danger and end up with a Shuttle type disaster.
nasa- just get SpaceX go get them.
Bring the DEIliner home!
Wouldn't hurt to say a prayer for them.
They can walk home anytime they want, maybe at night when it’s cooler.
New possible names for the Starliner.
Leakliner
Stuckliner
Starleaker
Any other suggestions?
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