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[-] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 4 months ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

They're never coming back down, are they?

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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.)

[-] spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Well, the capsule is called Starliner not Earthlander

[-] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Doubt’ll be the fire of your delight.

[-] Metacortechs@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

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

[-] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Glad someone got it!

….Cherise..

[-] weew@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Oh they'll come back down, for sure.

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

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 24 points 4 months ago

Maybe the pilot is a Boeing whistleblower and afraid for their safety?

[-] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 14 points 4 months ago

They should upload MCAS to it. MCAS always heads back to Earth.

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 14 points 4 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.

[-] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

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

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

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

What a clown show.

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Just jettison it into the atmosphere and send them down on something else.

[-] Zron@lemmy.world 13 points 4 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.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Couldn't they use the robot arm to fling it away from the station?

[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Zron@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Right now nothing is leaking.

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

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 4 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.

[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Well, that's a relief.

this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2024
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