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According to the arstechnica article linked by bell-cot it's a software issue: "Well-placed sources said the current flight software on board Starliner, as con
by wongarsu 2y ago
According to the arstechnica article linked by bell-cot it's a software issue:
"Well-placed sources said the current flight software on board Starliner, as configured, cannot perform an automated undocking from the space station and entry into Earth’s atmosphere. It will take about four weeks to update and validate the software for an autonomous return, should NASA decide it would be safer to bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-confirms-slip-of-crew-9-launch-to-late-september-for-flexibility/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-confirms-slip-of-...
- cryptonector 2y agoThanks! That's comforting.
- ethagknight 2y agoIs that comforting? That the capsule made it this far through “rigorous tests” overseen by a buddy system, without being able to perform a core function in the mission? I know that undocking is not easy, but it’s also the most steady-state part of the whole mission? It seems to me like one more blatant shortcut9 that regulators permitted, and Boeing leadership check the box on a form saying “capability complete”