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Boeing, NASA consider extending astronauts' Starliner mission up to three months
- jjk166 2y agoI would think that at this point bringing the astronauts back on a Dragon capsule and a thorough fix before the next Boeing attempt makes more sense than a rushed series of ground tests that may or may not reveal the problem. The capsule could even be put to good use, for example perhaps testing the limits of its reentry system.
- cratermoon 2y agoThey should have never launched Starliner. I doubt a one-way trip to ISS was in the plans. Bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back some other way. The best use for the capsule now is to fill it with garbage from the ISS and send it on a destructive re-entry to Point Nemo.
- AstroJetson 2y agoForce me to spend extra months in space? Well OK, if you are going to force me to do that, fine. - Every astronaut. If it was me, I'd rather wait until they really understand what is going on before I jump in and start a one way trip down.