• @[email protected]
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    411 month ago

    This really sucks; it’s not good for the human body to be in microgravity for that long.

    • @[email protected]
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      841 month ago

      Boeing made the shuttle they used to go up and should use to go back down.

      And, well, Boeing made the capsule.

    • @[email protected]
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      471 month ago

      Boeing’s starliner capsule is faulty.

      It’s also docked and blocking one of the two docking ports on the ISS.

      It can’t be remotely undocked.

      It will probably kill its occupants on re-entry.

      • DontTakeMySky
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        201 month ago

        The last update I heard (granted that was weeks ago now) was that the capsule was faulty but still perfectly functional for reentry. They just wanted to do more testing first since reentry would also destroy their opportunity to learn more about what’s wrong.

        Its apparently still entirely functional for emergency reentry.

        • @[email protected]
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          241 month ago

          NASA’s been very vague and Boeing will happily kill people for their bottom line.

          I’m not sure I can trust anything either says.

          But, yeah. Starliner is probably just fine for re-entry.

          Frankly if Boeing wants more data, they should send another one up with the CEO onboard.

        • @[email protected]
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          71 month ago

          From what I see the thrusters are faulty.

          Boeing said the cause is a Teflon seal bulging, they cannot identify why and when it is bulging but they say it will not happen on the way down.

          Also, all the previous flights of Starliner had thruster malfunctions or shutdowns and they “fixed it” without knowing the root cause of the issue.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 month ago

          They’d have to get the robot up there.

          Even if they could remotely undock, the thrusters are what’s broken, their ability to manoeuvre starliner afterwards and not have it immediately drift into ISS is iffy.

          • @[email protected]
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            21 month ago

            Yeah that would sux. Guess movie logic to put mini explosion of fire extinguisher on it wouldn’t work.

  • @[email protected]
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    81 month ago

    Firefly needs to hurry up and make a human-rated capsule instead of cargo farings.

    I have high hopes for a company that can set up a rocket almost from scratch in 24 hours.

      • @nBodyProblem
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        41 month ago

        I work in the industry and know people who work dream chaser.

        I’d honestly rather take my chances with the Boeing capsule than sign up for a ride on Dream Chaser.

  • Caveman
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    11 month ago

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