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Boeing Isn't Only Having Problem With The Aircraft They Design - zqwerty - 03-08-2024
NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew
I've been following this for two months or so.
Basically the Thrusters have been leaking Helium (the propellant) due to not being tested properly and are now seen as being maybe not up to the task required.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/yes-nasa-really-could-bring-starliners-astronauts-back-on-crew-dragon/
And here is the comment thread on Reddit to gain more insight into the problems:
https://old.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1ehwneu/nasa_says_it_is_evaluating_all_options_for_the/
Here's a background article on Starliner:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/the-surprise-is-not-that-boeing-lost-commercial-crew-but-that-it-finished-at-all/
These are the key changes that brought Boeing down:
"The institutional failures that led to these twin tragedies (the two Boeing 737 Max's that crashed) are well explained in a book by Peter Robison, Flying Blind. Robison covered Boeing as a reporter during its merger with McDonnell Douglas a quarter of a century ago and described how countless trends since then—stock buybacks, a focus on profits over research and development, importing leadership from McDonnell Douglas, moving away from engineers in key positions to MBAs, and much more led to Boeing's downfall."
RE: Boeing Isn't Only Having Problem With The Aircraft They Design - zqwerty - 09-08-2024
Astronauts on 8 day trip may have to stay in space until 2025
https://inshort.geartape.com/astronauts-on-8-day-trip-may-have-to-stay-in-space-until-2025/
RE: Boeing Isn't Only Having Problem With The Aircraft They Design - king1 - 09-08-2024
Even something as cool as being stuck on a space station must get a bit tiresome eventually