NASA and Boeing deny Starliner crew is stranded: We're not in rush to come home
NASA and Boeing deny Starliner crew being stranded on ISS. Crew conducts tests, stays for thruster tests in New Mexico. Mission extended for safety, technical issues under investigation. Landing date TBD.
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NASA and Boeing have refuted claims that the Starliner crew is stranded on the International Space Station (ISS). They emphasized that the astronauts are not in a rush to return to Earth and are using the time to conduct tests on the spacecraft. The crew will stay for a few more weeks while engineers from both companies perform tests on the spacecraft's thrusters in New Mexico. Despite some technical issues, such as helium leaks and thruster malfunctions, NASA and Boeing assured that the spacecraft is safe for the astronauts. The landing date will be determined after the thruster testing is completed. The mission, initially planned for a week, has been extended due to the need for further assessments. The crew's safety was highlighted, especially after a recent incident involving a defunct Russian satellite. The agencies are considering extending the mission beyond the planned 45 days, with the batteries being recharged by the ISS. The root cause of the technical problems is still under investigation.
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7 commentsIt's like you went on a trip and your vehicle is having technical issues, but you are at the hotel so you can extend your stay until the car issue is sorted out. Any reasonable person would call it stranded.
It is sad that NASA has lost it's integrity and trying to cover up for private company.
Boeing has all kinds of problems and I think everyone could agree well this didn’t work like we expected.
But they throw away this module, this is maybe their best time to figure out what went wrong.
I think for everyone’s hope, we see Boeing get itself together and become what it portends itself to be; because competition is good.
I wish the headlines are about how they are losing and not how anything is reckless or the sky falling. They are just getting their collective plans handed back to them by their competitors as ha you lose.
There's no danger to anyone on SSIS.
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