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If SpaceX has to step in to get the astronauts, Starliner will be scrapped and written off. Boeing has no benefit of the doubt right now. No one will assume thi
by TheCleric 2y ago
If SpaceX has to step in to get the astronauts, Starliner will be scrapped and written off. Boeing has no benefit of the doubt right now. No one will assume this is a singular incident, and will be viewed with all of Boeing's other troubles in mind. Boeing needed this to go without a hitch, because they aren't trustworthy in the public's mind and NASA can't be seen as continuing to put lives in danger after the retirement of the space shuttle program due to safety reasons.
- ceejayoz 2y agoIt's probably more satisfying to NASA to not scrap the program, given Boeing is on the hook for futher costs.
- tekla 2y ago[flagged]
- joe_inferno 2y agoI mean, the person you're responding to does so…
- mrpippy 2y agoHere’s what Eric Berger wrote at Ars Technica yesterday: “If NASA defers to its fallback plan, flying on Dragon, it may spell the end of the Starliner program. During the development and testing of Starliner, the company has already lost $1.6 billion. Reflying a crew test flight mission, which likely would be necessary should Starliner return autonomously, would cost much more. Boeing might opt to cancel Starliner and leave NASA with just a single provider of crew transportation. That would be painful for both NASA and Boeing.”