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NASA could make decision on Boeing Starliner astronauts' return next week


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... if managers conclude earlier Starliner thruster issues and helium leaks pose an unacceptable risk, Wilmore and Williams will extend their stay on the station and come home next February aboard the Crew Dragon.

 

https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/space...ner-astronauts-return-from-space-station.html


The space suits in question are the "intra-vehicular activity" outfits now worn by astronauts. They're simpler than the bulky extra-vehicular space suits used on space walks, and are designed to keep astronauts safe in the capsule in the very unlikely case there's a problem that causes the capsule's atmosphere to be lost.

The problem is simple: Should Butch and Suni need to fly back aboard SpaceX's vehicle, their suits won't fit in Dragon's seats.

 

https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/space...ner-astronauts-return-from-space-station.html


The space suits in question are the "intra-vehicular activity" outfits now worn by astronauts. They're simpler than the bulky extra-vehicular space suits used on space walks, and are designed to keep astronauts safe in the capsule in the very unlikely case there's a problem that causes the capsule's atmosphere to be lost.

The problem is simple: Should Butch and Suni need to fly back aboard SpaceX's vehicle, their suits won't fit in Dragon's seats.

I wonder if a pair of workable suits could be brought up on the SpaceX bird. I know space suits used to be very custom-fit items, but I don't know if that's still the case today.

 

I wonder if a pair of workable suits could be brought up on the SpaceX bird. I know space suits used to be very custom-fit items, but I don't know if that's still the case today.

Don't quote me, but I seem to remember reading that this is what will happen. They have identified suits that will be adequate.

 

NASA says astronauts stuck in space will not return on Boeing capsule, will wait for SpaceX craft
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NASA said it will free up two seats on an upcoming SpaceX launch, known as Crew-9, that will be taking a new rotation of space station crew members to the orbiting outpost. By transporting two astronauts instead of the planned four, Wilmore and Williams will be able to fly back in the open seats at the end of the Crew-9 mission in February

 

 

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This is why I posted the movie Stranded on this thread.

 

https://www.youtube.com/live/ueziZxViWCc?feature=shared
LIVE! Boeing Starliner Undock & Return

 

Their suits made it back.

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-lands-earth-crew-flight-test-mission
Boeing Starliner capsule lands back on Earth, without astronauts, to end troubled test flight

A couple of fresh technical problems cropped up as Starliner cruised back to Earth. One of 12 control jets on the crew module failed to ignite at any time during Starliner's flight home. These are separate thrusters from the small engines that caused trouble earlier in the Starliner mission. There was also a brief glitch in Starliner's navigation system during reentry.

 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1948390/stranded-nasa-astronauts-break-silence
Stranded Nasa astronauts break silence on 'disappointment' and make 'difficult' admission

Williams said that they were both tasked with ensuring it left the ISS safely.

"We were watching our spaceship fly away," she says, while talking to the control team on Earth.

She says as her and Wilmore used to work in the Navy "we're not surprised when deployments get changed" and that their families understand.

"It's risky and that's how it goes in the business," she added.

https://www.youtube.com/live/FvRH5hT2dWo?feature=shared&t=227
NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams News Conference From Space Station

 

 

Your ride back home is on the way up.

https://www.youtube.com/live/X67-Y-jJx40?feature=shared

 

Suni and Butch didn’t come back on this one..


https://www.theguardian.com/science...earth-after-delay-due-to-boeing-capsule-snags
Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems
SpaceX capsule touches down carrying three Americans and a Russian who were scheduled to return in August

 

Sad, so sad.
That one of America’s premier aerospace companies, has fallen so much.
It took a couple of decades to destroy it. It could take a similar timeframe to restore it to its former glory.

That is if COMAC doesn’t steal the commercial airliner market share first.

 

https://www.barrons.com/news/boeing-exploring-sale-of-space-business-report-5dfdddcb

Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled company's financial position, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The company is weighing a divestiture of its NASA business, including the problem-plagued Starliner vehicle, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Asked for a response, a Boeing spokesperson told AFP the company "doesn't comment on market rumors or speculation."
Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg, who joined Boeing in August, said earlier this week he was reviewing company operations with an eye towards narrowing Boeing's profile.

 

Sad, so sad.
That one of America’s premier aerospace companies, has fallen so much.
It took a couple of decades to destroy it. It could take a similar timeframe to restore it to its former glory.

That is if COMAC doesn’t steal the commercial airliner market share first.

DEI claims another victim.

 

DEI claims another victim.

https://viewfromthewing.com/safety-...oice-of-monitor-for-boeing-737-max-plea-deal/

 

https://viewfromthewing.com/safety-...oice-of-monitor-for-boeing-737-max-plea-deal/

As usual, words of reason and common sense get drowned into the noise of the discussion:

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