Not a fan of how Boeing managed Starliner but this headline is clickbait. This is the time to find remaining issues with the vehicle so they can be corrected before it begins regular operational flights. Running tests on the service module in space is good value because after it separates for reentry it is destroyed.
NASA doesn’t always feel like a totally trustworthy source. They appeared to downplay problems with Artemis I but the OIG blasted the Artemis I Orion and said the numerous problems represented a significant risk to crew safety that could lead to a future loss of crew. The problems with Starliner could be more serious than they look but it has successfully de-orbited and landed twice and I think there is a very good chance it will again with crew onboard.
False! Clickbait.
Who upvotes these headlines?
Bullshit. They’re taking an opportunity to collect more data. This should be applauded, but doesn’t make for a juicy headline.
Send a Crew Dragon up to go get them I guess.
I’m guessing that the “Felix Baumgartner descent” is not available as an option…
Wonder if the Boeing board should have been on that flight instead. “We stand behind our product.” “Excellent, now take a deep breath and jump.”
“The debut mission of SpaceX’s CrewDragon faced similar delays in orbit”
Have yet to see anything that says they’re stranded, only sensationalist manipulated bullshit.
NASA doesn’t let anything go forward without backup plans, and backup plans for the backup plans. The only way it was going to really put egg on Boeing’s face is if it goes kaboom with the crew aboard. No backup plans for death, yet!
The astronauts are not stranded, merely delayed.
In fact this spacecraft is still the designated emergency reentry vehicle for the crew.
