NASA Says Boeing Starliner Astronauts May Fly Home on SpaceX in 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/science/boeing-starliner-nasa-spacex.html
DomElBurro on August 8, 2024 4:12 pm Imagine thinking you’re going to space for one week and then being stuck there for 6+ months. What a nightmare. Between plane flaws and this, Boeing is on the fast track to wreck their own reputation.
BlindGuyNW on August 8, 2024 5:26 pm This feels absurdly unacceptable to me. DO the astronauts get any sort of compensation for the indefinite extension of their mission?
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Imagine thinking you’re going to space for one week and then being stuck there for 6+ months. What a nightmare.
Between plane flaws and this, Boeing is on the fast track to wreck their own reputation.
The state of quality assurance at Boeing is wild
At least they don’t have to deal with the summer down here.
This feels absurdly unacceptable to me. DO the astronauts get any sort of compensation for the indefinite extension of their mission?