Astronauts stranded in space

[searcher]

Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing's Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing​

Two NASA astronauts who rode to orbit on Boeing's Starliner are currently stranded in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after engineers discovered numerous issues with the Boeing spacecraft. Teams on the ground are now racing to assess Starliner's status.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were originally scheduled to return to Earth on June 13 after a week on the ISS, but their stay has been extended for a second time due to the ongoing issues. The astronauts will now return home no sooner than June 26th, according to NASA.

After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule successfully blasted off on its inaugural crewed flight from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:52 a.m. EDT on June 5. But during the 25-hour flight, engineers discovered five separate helium leaks to the spacecraft's thruster system.

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Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing's Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing

NASA and Boeing engineers are troubleshooting various faults in the Starliner spacecraft. But with only 45 days of docking time available, the window for return is closing.

www.livescience.com

 

[pmbug]

...
For here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
...

 

[Goldhedge]

Russia to the rescue...? Too bad they're 'dissing' Russia....

SpaceX??? Too bad they're suing Elon....

 

[Cigarlover]

Are they using one of them fancy Nintendo controllers like they had on the sub that went to visit the Titanic? Boing can't keep doors on planes in the atmosphere, I am pretty sure I don't want to be on a Boing when it leaves the atmosphere.

 

[nickndfl]

Somebody is trying to take Boeing down.

 

[brosil]

Did that door fall off again?

 

[Cigarlover]

Did anyone test this in space and bring one back before trying this out in real time? Is there a contract that says they have to bring anyone back or did they just have to get them there.

 

[Goldhedge]

 

[11C1P]

Do some more DEI hiring, that should solve all the problems. If not, kill off a few more whistleblowers & go from there.

 

[11C1P]

Did that door fall off again?

It was an unscheduled mid air cycling of the egress system. Get it right!

 

[Cigarlover]

Didn't Elon send a convertible Tesla into space? If they can find that they could ride that home. Just leave the top down on re entry in case it gets to hot. The airbags will deploy when they splash down so they should be good.

 

[Goldhedge]

Boeing's Starliner *CANNOT* return home without crew​

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[Cigarlover]

DEI hires .

 

[chieftain]

DEI should be rearranged to DIE

 

[Goldhedge]

Will Astronaut's 8 Day Mission Turn into an 8 Month Mission? Starliner Answers Slowly Emerge.​

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[Goldhedge]

NASA LIED! NASA Finally Revealed What Exactly Happened with Boeing Starliner​

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[Goldhedge]

Boeing's Starliner astronauts may be stuck on ISS until next year​

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[nickndfl]

I bet they are getting sick of TANG.

 

[chieftain]

I bet they are getting sick of TANG.

It's better than KoolAid

 

[pmbug]

I talked to an astronaut that spent time on the space station. He said the mission planners at NASA had planned their entire meal schedule while they were in orbit and they were supposed to adhere to it as part of an experiment (or to measure data that controls for the diet variable). However, he said some of the MRE type meals they had were gross, so he and the other astronauts would trade their meals and he generally ate the meals he liked.

 

[searcher]

Looks like they're stuck there until February.

 

[searcher]

NASA says astronauts stuck in space will not return on Boeing capsule, will wait for SpaceX craft

The Starliner drama has been a major setback for Boeing’s space ambitions, adding to years of struggle to get the capsule off the ground and keep up with rival company SpaceX.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[searcher]

The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises

"I don't know what's making it."

arstechnica.com

 

[Casey Jones]

DEI hires .

I won't post it here; but someone can look for the link.

A meme about Boeing..."Planes an (expletive)." Two hard-working Boeing DEI queens, standing there, looking serious.

Behind most memes is Inconvenient Truth.

And behind the collapse of a once-great firm like Boeing...there's gonna be a lot of casualties.

Looks like we're looking at a few more.

Interesting, too, that the Department of Censorship is starting to communicate threats to Musk, just as he's about to be tapped to do a rescue with SpaceX. Is it the plan of these geniuses, to arrest him, and then seize SpaceX and force it into Boeing, as National Security? I can't wait to see how THAT works.

 

[KnowWhy]

Obama appointed Charles Bolden chief of NASA.
According to politifact, in 2010 Bolden told Al Jazeera,
"When I became the NASA administrator, (President Obama) charged me with three things. One, he wanted me to help re-inspire children to
want to get into science and math; he wanted me to expand our international relationships; and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to
find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic
contribution to science, math and engineering."