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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
So the two stranded astronauts will remain in space until February? An original 8 day mission turns into 7 months? Fucking Boeing. I googled and found this article. Sounds like shit got real heated.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/li...ome-starliner-report

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Boeing wasn’t happy" with that decision, the NASA executive told the Post. "And they made that perfectly clear to us. But what’s the headline if there’s a catastrophic failure? It’s not ‘Boeing killed two astronauts,’ it’s ‘NASA killed two astronauts.’ So no, it’s better safe than sorry."

And this is the problem with executives...they're not worried about the lives of the two astronauts, they're worried about who's going to get blamed for their deaths.

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Originally posted by Cookster:
There is an “Alien” stow-away aboard the craft and it has grown large enough for the crew to hear its heart-beat.

The sound of this alien telling his broker to dump his Boeing holdings "sell! sell!" sell!").

NASA says they’ve figured it out.

It is an automatic signal to cover the profanity uttered by the crew about their busted capsule.

What are they eating and drinking during this extended visit? How many times can you recycle urine?

Smoke alarm needs a new battery.

^^^Ya think that happens at 2am in space too?

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Originally posted by MRMATT:
What are they eating and drinking during this extended visit? How many times can you recycle urine?

There’s unmanned supply missions to the ISS. There’s no issue with food and water. The next crewed mission will be two people short and the stranded astronauts will be subs for the two left behind on Earth.

The Dragon capsule that is currently docked at the ISS will bring back the astronauts originally scheduled to come back on it as they have been up there for more than 6 months.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
NASA says they’ve figured it out.

It is an automatic signal to cover the profanity uttered by the crew about their busted capsule.

Nice !

Boeing is trying to contact the ISS because their warranty has expired or is about to expire ...

Seems for an astronaut it's a dream come true getting an extended stay in space. They're getting flight time that's limited and in demand.

Going up in one spacecraft and coming back in an entirely different type is probably exciting and a once in a lifetime experience.

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Originally posted by braillediver:
Seems for an astronaut it's a dream come true getting an extended stay in space. They're getting flight time that's limited and in demand.

That's a good point, but I'll admit I'd be mighty ticked off if my 8-day task turned into an 8-month event. In that case, Sig2340 would be entirely correct, and either the frequency or the duration of the beeps would have to be increased.

A mysterious sound heard emanating from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft has been identified as feedback from a speaker, NASA said in a statement Monday, assuring the capsule's autonomous flight back to Earth is still slated to depart the International Space Station as early as Friday.

"The feedback from the speaker was the result of an audio configuration between the space station and Starliner," NASA said, adding that such feedback is "common." The statement said the "pulsing sound" has stopped.

USA Today

Yeah...likely story.

Think they brought enough extra underwear for the extended stay?

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Think they brought enough extra underwear for the extended stay?

REAL astronauts do it commando!

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Originally posted by Expert308:

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Think they brought enough extra underwear for the extended stay?

REAL astronauts do it commando!

Only one!

https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...0601935/m/4070076154

It's a rudimentary electronica-trance mix a DEI hire at Boeing programmed into the Starliner sound system just because.

I think we may have to go begging the Russians to help us out here if SpaceX can't make it work.

nah....Musk will rescue them long before Boeing knows what happened

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Originally posted by vthoky:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by braillediver:
Seems for an astronaut it's a dream come true getting an extended stay in space. They're getting flight time that's limited and in demand.

I'd be mighty ticked off if my 8-day task turned into an 8-month event.

Idea for 2024 version of Gilligan's Island

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I'd be mighty ticked off if my 8-day task turned into an 8-month event.

It's obvious you've never done government work.


(I'd be pretty mad too)