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In the case of Boeing's mission, the chutes ended up working but they set the clock wrong so the mission primary was a fail: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/
by joecool1029 7y ago
In the case of Boeing's mission, the chutes ended up working but they set the clock wrong so the mission primary was a fail: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/science/boeing-starliner-landing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/science/boeing-starliner-...
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- irjustin 7y agoThe article is referring to the Nov 4th[0] test where only 2 of 3 chutes opened but was still a 'safe' touchdown. [0]https://spacenews.com/boeing-performs-starliner-pad-abort-test/ https://spacenews.com/boeing-performs-starliner-pad-abort-te...
- justinclift 7y agoDoesn't seem like it. Article is dated 19th Dec, and has this: > Early Friday, the company plans to launch its Starliner capsule on its first ever uncrewed flight to the space station.
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