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.
Comment on ISS astronauts on eight-day mission may be stuck until 2025, Nasa says
nnullzz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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.
Valmond@lemmy.world 1 month ago
fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
I would be mad.
I just don’t really think that the ISS is such a nice place to be.
It would be absolutely amazing to be lucky enough to visit there for a few weeks.
By that time though it would start to get old.
It’s not exciting space exploration - it’s being stuck in a smelly can in zero-g.
huginn@feddit.it 1 month ago
At least zero g deadens your sense of smell!
notgold@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I thought that was the 5g covid activation
Name@feddit.nu 1 month ago
According to former astronauts, they’re probably happy. Maybe a bit down about not meeting family, but not unhappy about having to stay in space.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 month ago
They sabotaged the return capsule to stay longer haha
drolex@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Good 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
golli@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Not sure how the current problems are handled, but at least the Starliner development was a fixed-cost rather than cost-plus contract for once. So at least Boeing ate massive losses on that one.
unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
I wonder if the astronauts stuck on the ISS feel like it is Boeing that is the one taking the L here.