NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule. They’ll have to wait until February for a ride home with SpaceX.
IIRC, the whole thing is a bit of misconception in the popular imagination. It’ll reenter just fine if it manages the right maneuvers. The risk is hitting the ISS on the way out.
IIRC, the whole thing is a bit of misconception in the popular imagination. It’ll reenter just fine if it manages the right maneuvers. The risk is hitting the ISS on the way out.
And actually making those maneuvers. If the seals bulge again and disable a thruster, they might be unable to control their flight.
The 1 thruster experiencing that worst case isn’t needed. The 27 others all tested high 90% range through multiple hot fires a couple weeks back.