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What's their designated lifeboat now that the Boeing is gone?
by Vecr 2y ago
What's their designated lifeboat now that the Boeing is gone?
- wmf 2y agoAFAIK Crew Dragon Endeavour has been retrofitted with six seats and could (suboptimally?) evacuate the six astronauts on the ISS.
- nkoren 2y ago"Seats" is a bit generous. They'd be strapped to the cargo palettes behind the seats, without flight suits. Definitely sub-optimal.
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- WalterBright 2y agoA few minutes of discomfort to save a life - seems OK to me.
- lubujackson 2y agoOn United, that's called "Premium Economy".
- IX-103 2y agoI thought they found one flight suit. Can they not use it in the cargo area?
- ravjo 2y agoAs per the article, the SpaceX vehicle due for launch later this month will only carry two of the four astronauts originally planned. The two empty seats will be used by the two delayed-return astronauts when the vehicle returns in February.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 2y agoThat's the intended return vehicle, but "lifeboat" refers to how they will get home if they suddenly need to leave the station due to an emergency now (before the SpaceX vehicle launches). The answer is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41470523 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41470523
- nightshift1 2y agoI don't think nasa has a concept of "lifeboat" considering there are not enough seats for everyone currently in the iss.
- Vecr 2y agoThey're supposed to, between NASA, private US, and Russia. I was asking if that's currently being violated.