by gdestus on 6/12/2024, 8:54:09 PM
by minetest2048 on 6/12/2024, 11:43:23 PM
As much as I think Boeing screwed up, the title is a clickbait:
> NASA is giving Boeing another four days, extending Wilmore and Williams' mission onboard the ISS from June 14 to no earlier than June 18, though it's unclear whether the leaks are to blame for the delay.
No, no one have conclusively say that Starliner is stuck on ISS because of helium leak
by bogota on 6/12/2024, 11:42:54 PM
At what point do we just completely lose faith in a company? First they screwed over the public and now our astronauts.
by pedalpete on 6/12/2024, 11:35:09 PM
What's the strategy for getting the astronauts back? Do they jettison the Starliner and dock a different recovery vehicle? Are those on stand-by ready to go?
by me_me_me on 6/13/2024, 12:04:50 PM
Every time i read one of those articles I get more and more respect for apollo team(s)
That organization would be running circles around current rocket companies
by tim333 on 6/13/2024, 9:46:46 AM
I'm puzzled why they have helium leaks all over? I mean gas valves aren't really a new technology.
by justinclift on 6/13/2024, 10:54:16 AM
Well, at least helium isn't explosive.
Because with the way Boeing does things, that would be an actual problem.
by broknbottle on 6/12/2024, 11:24:20 PM
Agile development at its finest. Boeing can prioritize in next spring and ship a “day 1” patch that is 100+ GB to fix the issues.
by johnea on 6/13/2024, 12:55:14 AM
> Boeing has been through hell and back ?
Unfortunately, several hundred boeing product users didn't get the opportunity to come back.
After the numerous launch scrubs, this one way ticket to the ISS was already a distinct possiblity. Maybe boeing won't be able to bring these astronauts back either.
From a wider persoective, this really highlights why human space travel should be minimized. Outside of teenage boy spaceman fantasy and various government's desire to start shooting people in space, there is very little reason.
I'm fascinated about starliner strictly from a project management perspective. This is such a comprehensive failure from top to bottom between the delays, test failures, and hand waved requirements yet there still seems to be a contingent of boosters from both leadership and the customer. Usually I'm the guy who gets called in to rescue a spiraling project and if I was in aerospace, I dont even know where I would begin here....