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Oh wow, they are expecting to throw people in the sky in July! That's crazy
by dmbche 3y ago
Oh wow, they are expecting to throw people in the sky in July! That's crazy
- logdap 3y agoCrazy it's taken them this long and they're still having problems. If it weren't for SpaceX, the whole western world would be out of manned spaceflight right now. The Russians and Chinese can fly humans, but NASA is Congressionally forbidden from dealing with China, and since 2022 dealing with Russia is off the table too. That leaves SpaceX, and this notoriously dysfunctional Starliner program. Get your act together, Boeing.
- wongarsu 3y agoPaying for two competing providers really payed off for NASA. If they had only gone with the safe choice (which in 2011 definitely seemed to be Boeing) the West would be forced to soften their stance to either China or Russia, or be locked out of the ISS.
- n8cpdx 3y agoWell, they’re expecting to send people to the heavens, one way or another. Boeing has a great track record here, even recently in the aviation business.