ISS astronauts on eight-day mission may be stuck until 2025, Nasa says

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• nnullzz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • drolex@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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

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    • golli@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’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 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.

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  • Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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    • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • Name@feddit.nu ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • Daxtron2@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They sabotaged the return capsule to stay longer haha

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• Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Does it all count as overtime? 😏

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  • lengau@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They’re Americans. What do you think?

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    • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “you weren’t scheduled to come in, policy says you can’t clock in unless on the schedule, I’m voiding the last 4 hours(months)”

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    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They should be happy they are allowed home!

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  • Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Consider it more of an opportunity for exposure and media interviews rather than work.

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  • Notyou@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Best I can do is per diem.

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• robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  this gilligan’s island reboot is weird

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  • CloutAtlas@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A 3 hour tour!

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• nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Boeing: It’s very important to remember they are absolutely not stranded, they could walk home whenever they want they’re just having too much fun on the leaky ISS and don’t want to.

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  • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    News from yesterday media isn’t talking about is NASA confirmed Starliner is likely fine to fly home. They did 3 hot fire simulations of a return mission. All thrusters passed. Even worked better than during approach. Meaning NASA’s theory about what Boeing fucked up seems to have been corrected.

    But the media wants clicks. Jumped straight to talking about worst case scenario of our around 5 possible options covered yesterday.

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• Cagi@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  By the time they get back Boeing stock will be almost free.

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• GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  maybe they should ask for help from a country that actually has functioning spacecraft?

  or boeing could stop killing their whistleblowers and actually try shrug-outta-hecks

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• Bloobish@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Jesus christ that can’t be healthy long term, doesn’t microgravity lead to losses in bone and muscle density?

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  • ech@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The average stay on the iss is 6 months, with the longest being nearly a year. They know how to deal with the effects of these things, so it’s not going to be a huge problem.

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  • fox@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, but the iss has dedicated exercise stations that help slow down the loss

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    • Bloobish@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s good, so honestly it’s just trying to stay sane on what was originally a short week or so trip, here’s hoping they didn’t have any plans for the holidays.

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• Kualk@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Remarkable US space program failure.

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• kn0wmad1c@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m curious, what’s the food and water situation like for these astronauts?

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  • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They 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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    • kn0wmad1c@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s great! Everyone was joking about the doors falling off of Starliner, but I still find it unbelievable that these poor people are actually stuck for 8 months.

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• cheers_queers@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  maybe 100 tampons was a good idea after all. lol

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• ImmortanStalin@lemmygrad.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In and out, quick adventure. Twenty minutes:

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• SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So we can now add Avenue 5 to the list of HBO shows that have predicted the future.

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