4 ms·
Can't wait for them to declare that starliner is actually the newest ISS module and it ain't coming back.
by meepmorp 2y ago
Can't wait for them to declare that starliner is actually the newest ISS module and it ain't coming back.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- belter 2y agoThere is already a module with a leak. They must have understood it as a requirement.
- tekno45 2y ago"just copy the stuff that already worked and made it up"
- cryptonector 2y agoIf the leaks indicate COPV compromise, it could eventually rupture, causing potentially serious damage -- especially if hypergolic fuel tanks are ruptured in the process. On the other hand, if the leaks are at the manifold then starliner might become an ISS module indeed, but taking up an airlock is bad news nonetheless so they would still have to find a way to jettison it.
- dylan604 2y agoI'm waiting for the pics of the upcoming space walk where the astronauts have Starliner up on blocks with the hood open. Maybe another shot of them with crowbars trying to manually pry it off the station. Every single person at Boeing should be full of shame at this entire process. The thing is an utter joke to everyone.
- dylan604 2y agoHow many docking ports are on the ISS? Maybe this is Boeing's way of slowing down Dragon capsule dockings? Or maybe this will be their Apollo 13 version of a successful failure? /s If Crew Dragon needs to be launched to bring back the Starliner's passengers, that should be the final nail in Starliner's coffin. I'm seriously shocked that NASA allowed themselves to be bullied by Boeing to allow this thing to have been launched at all.
- geoffeg 2y ago> Maybe this is Boeing's way of slowing down Dragon capsule dockings? I'm gonna go with Hanlon's razor here. The Starliner team seems to have enough trouble just getting a single Starliner to the ISS without issues, I can't imagine they're capable of devising a malicious plan to interfere with a competitor.
- dylan604 2y agoSorry, I had a /s after the first graph, but lost it in an edit. Of course I don't think that was any where close to actual intent.
- SteveNuts 2y agoMike Mulligan's steam shovel would be proud
- tocs3 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mulligan_and_His_Steam_Shovel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mulligan_and_His_Steam_Sh...
- lawlessone 2y agoTo make certification easier they've declared it as a 737. And errors are pilot errors.
- nordsieck 2y ago> Can't wait for them to declare that starliner is actually the newest ISS module and it ain't coming back. I know that's probably a joke, but that would be incredible bad for NASA. There is already strong competition for access to docking ports on the ISS. Losing one would badly complicated logistics on the station.