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Hey now! It got two astronauts into orbit just fine. They just haven't yet figured out how to safely bring them back.
by gojomo 2y ago
Hey now! It got two astronauts into orbit just fine. They just haven't yet figured out how to safely bring them back.
- Animats 2y agoUm, yes. 19 days until the ISS needs the docking port freed up for the ninth crewed Space-X mission.[1] The prep work is underway to bring the Starliner crew back on the Space-X Dragon, but NASA is stalling on the embarrassing decision.[2] Meanwhile, the next un-crewed supply Falcon 9 flight launches tomorrow, with a Northrop Grumman Cygnus craft. [1] https://www.newsweek.com/boeing-starliner-deadline-nasa-spacex-1932709 https://www.newsweek.com/boeing-starliner-deadline-nasa-spac... [2] https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/yes-nasa-really-could-bring-starliners-astronauts-back-on-crew-dragon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/yes-nasa-really-could-...