• Flying SquidM
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    266 months ago

    They’re never coming back down, are they?

      • Flying SquidM
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        6 months ago

        Would it surprise you to know that the current ISS commander is one Major Thomas Jones?

        (It isn’t, so it would surprise me too.)

    • @[email protected]
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      16 months ago

      Oh they’ll come back down, for sure.

      On the starliner, or on a SpaceX rescue ship is the question. Lol.

      • @Metacortechs
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        26 months ago

        BT reference as I live and breathe. I know what’s going on my playlist for the drive coming up.

  • RedEye FlightControl
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    146 months ago

    They’re probably still bolting the loose panels back on.

    Would you want to ride in that Boeing rattletrap? I wouldn’t.

  • @saltesc
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    146 months ago

    Gee. Would hate to be the crew meant to be returning on that thing. Was a bit of a shitshow getting up there.

    • @Zron
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      136 months ago

      It’s having problems with its RCS system

      The thrusters that turn the craft around and allow precise movement aren’t working properly, they barely got the thing to dock with the ISS.

      Despite what nasa says publicly, I’m sure there’s a lot of internal debate about if it’s even safe to undock the thing from the station. If it loses orientation control while still close to the ISS, it could easily damage the station and kill people. That’s if some of the damaged thrusters aren’t the ones that allow the craft to go backwards, kind of important if you want to leave the station.

      • @NegativeInf
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        26 months ago

        Is leaving it docked to the station with leaks contributing to any drift in the movements of the station’s orbit?

        • @Zron
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          96 months ago

          Right now nothing is leaking.

          The leaks are only present when the fuel system is open or ready to fire

          • @NotMyOldRedditName
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            36 months ago

            Schrodingers leaks

            You know you had 5 leaks yesterday, but you don’t know how many actual leaks you’ll have until you turn it on and look again.