ISS astronauts on eight-day mission may be stuck until 2025, Nasa says
ISS astronauts on eight-day mission may be stuck until 2025, Nasa says
Two astronauts who left Earth in June remain at International Space Station after issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule
Two astronauts who left Earth in June remain at International Space Station after issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule
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Damn. Going from 8 days to almost 8 months must be pretty shitty news for the astronauts. I get that it’s all defined as a test and these things can happen, but it’s not a good look for Boeing at all.
68Good thing for Boeing that their civil aviation branch is above suspicion, otherwise it would be very bad. But as long as they look very serious here, I'm sure they'll continue to deserve all that public money for their big projects, which is obviously great for everyone! /s
38I'm sure they'll continue to deserve all that public money for their big projects, which is obviously great for everyone! /s
Not sure how the current problems are handled, but the Starliner development was a fixed-cost rather than cost-plus contract for once. So at least Boeing ate massive losses on that one.
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If I was an astronaut, knowing that this is likely the only time I'll be in space ever, I don't think I'd be mad at staying longer.
13According to former astronauts, they're probably happy. Maybe a bit down about not meeting family, but not unhappy about having to stay in space.
3They sabotaged the return capsule to stay longer haha
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a three hour tour. a three hour tour.
28I need to see if I can find those somewhere, huge nostalgia kick
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Does it all count as overtime? 😏
27By the time they get back Boeing stock will be almost free.
15Can you imagine if they broke the record for the longest stay on the ISS this way?
13I mean, that would be terrible.
Microgravity is horrible for the human body. Bones lose density, the heart enlarges, and all muscles atrophy. It takes months or years to recover from prolonged microgravity, they were supposed to be up there for like a week, where none of that is an issue.
I’m sure if they really wanted to come down, nasa would put them on a different capsule and get them down, but then that just means 2 other people, who’ve been up there longer than them, have to stay in microgravity for even longer than they planned.
6They have exercise equipment up there. They still lose bone and muscle density, but they work to keep from complete atrophy.
Source: Tosh had an astronaut on his podcast recently.
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Remarkable US space program failure.
7maybe 100 tampons was a good idea after all. lol
6I'm curious, what's the food and water situation like for these astronauts?
6They should be good. Cygnus capsule arrived on Tuesday. Was a regularly scheduled resupply. They are using supplies faster. But there is always safety stock.
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In and out, quick adventure. Twenty minutes:
3So we can now add Avenue 5 to the list of HBO shows that have predicted the future.
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