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Boeing does it again. (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/astronauts-stranded-in-space-due-to-multiple-issues-with-boeings-starliner-and-the-window-for-a-return-flight-is-closing

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (3 children)

What happens when time runs out? Do they just leave them there to die?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago

No, they'll just undock it and send it down unmanned, replacing it with an unmanned Dragon or Soyuz or something. This isn't any real emergency, it's just more bad news piling into Boeing at a time when they can't seem to do anything right

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

There is also a SpaceX dragon capsule currently docked to the ISS. That seats four. 8 people in space on the ISS right now. Maybe there's enough space with suits on, but I can't imagine there's much leg room for that road trip.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The Dragon in question is kitted for 3. There's also an emergency evac capsule (Still a Soyuz I think EDIT: Yes, Soyuz MS-25!). But that's only another 2-3 and having US astronauts brought back by Roscosmos would be.....embarassing.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

Russia will do it just to flex

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Have them touch down and recovered by a Russian crew, give them a massive welcome home and "mission accomplished" parade in Moscow before returning them to the U.S. hahaha

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago

the USSR would definitely have done this, shame russia isnt cool anymore sadness

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The article says the 45 day window is due to fuel limitations with Starliner, so at that point I'd imagine they'd un-dock it and de-orbit without crew. Regardless they wouldn't leave the astronauts to die (I hope) and would mount a rescue mission.