Two astronauts stranded on Space Station

[CondorCat]

Leave her in space!!! It looks like one of those Alien facehugger creatures is growing inside her. I don't care how much this guy is praying, I wouldn't get in a capsule with her! We know how this ends.

Seriously, just another black-eye for Boeing...
Spacesuits of Boeing-launched astronauts stranded on space station are incompatible with SpaceX craft

 

[WildcatFan1982]

If Apollo 13 taught me anything, it’s that if you give some scientists a bag of a junk they’ll make it work.

I’d take my chances with a jury rigged space suit over that Boeing disaster

 

[BankerCat12]

I havent been paying attention to this but could they leave, they just dont want to abandon the station?

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

I havent been paying attention to this but could they leave, they just dont want to abandon the station?

No! It was supposed to be eight days and now they won't be back until February which will end up being about 8 months. They are having thruster and Helium issues with the craft and they are going to be brought back when another one goes up there.

 

[thabigbluenation]

And this my friends is why they can't **** with Elon. He's bigger and more efficient than govt run NASA.

They may talk smack in front of the cameras but they need space x. And know it. A team of Trump, Elon, RFK, Vivek, even Haley tho I don't like her, could be vicious

 

[hmt5000]

And this my friends is why they can't **** with Elon. He's bigger and more efficient than govt run NASA.

They may talk smack in front of the cameras but they need space x. And know it. A team of Trump, Elon, RFK, Vivek, even Haley tho I don't like her, could be vicious

Yea. I loved it when one X poster said that the government should take over Space X and just do space as a government project... Oh this younger generation. LOL. We used to do that but they went broke paying for 1000's of people who didn't do anything and toilets that cost $2 million and hammers that cost $20,000. The good old days of NASA.

 

[IdaCat]

Boeing is going to shit.

Elon has criticized Boeing for prioritizing Woke DEI initiatives over safety. Now he is called upon to clean up their mess.

I think the current government would rather see Elon destroyed rather than benefit from the competence gained from disregarding their cancerous ideology.

 

[thabigbluenation]

Boeing is going to shit.

Elon has criticized Boeing for prioritizing Woke DEI initiatives over safety. Now he is called upon to clean up their mess.

I think the current government would rather see Elon destroyed rather than benefit from the competence gained from disregarding their cancerous ideology.

Trump's planes are boeings. Biggest conspiracy theory going, which I mentioned months ago before the assassination attempt, is they are going to use Boeing to take him out.

From planes across the world having issues all the way to the space station. Yea they are normalizing the Boeing issues so when it takes out a Trump plane it won't seem so outlandish.

Conspiracy theory....ahem ahem.

 

[IdaCat]

The only options: 1. leave them there to die, 2. Russia (lol), or 3. SpaceX.

The Chair of the National Space Council (KH) is now a presidential candidate. lol.

"Elon, will you please save our ass?"

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Pretty sad two humans are suffering because of political pride. No reason at all to not continue with the company that revolutionized the industry.

Before elon, we had to beg Russia to take us to space. Thats off the table now too. Guess that request won't be made any time soon, even if Russia offered to do it.

Good luck folks. Hope you don't die being pawns.

 

[Creed Bratton]

 

[IdaCat]

 

[anonymous_2011]

Boeing outsouced their engineering and assembly to ....you guessed it India.

 

[bbonds]

I haven't paid much attention to this. But if their suits don't work with SpaceX, can Elon not just send up the ship with a couple extra suits that will work? What am I missing?

 

[MegaBlue05]

I wonder if they’ve banged. Not a lot else to do.

 

[chroix]

From what I’ve read they could have undocked their current ship but if they had it potentially could have damaged that access point beyond repair leaving only one functional dock going forward. Damn mess. Can’t imagine anything worse than getting stuck in a box for eight months… dammit. Wait didn’t we all just do that?

 

[Creed Bratton]

Are we all going to ignore the elephant in the room? That dude has the biggest head I have ever saw on a human.

 

[chroix]

Are we all going to ignore the elephant in the room? That dude has the biggest head I have ever saw on a human.

He stays up there too long and he’s going to have small debris start orbiting that giant noggin.

 

[BankerCat12]

No! It was supposed to be eight days and now they won't be back until February which will end up being about 8 months. They are having thruster and Helium issues with the craft and they are going to be brought back when another one goes up there.

Correct but I thought a team was up there in the past few weeks and was taking pics with them. Maybe I am wrong as i havent been paying attention but I feel like they could leave, they just dont want to abandon the thing.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Correct but I thought a team was up there in the past few weeks and was taking pics with them. Maybe I am wrong as i havent been paying attention but I feel like they could leave, they just dont want to abandon the thing.

They absolutely have not had any chance to leave since they left. They said they are ok with being stuck up there, but they have not had one single chance to leave. Not sure where you got that but it's incorrect that they stayed because they wanted to.

 

[kyboy1998]

I wonder if they’ve banged. Not a lot else to do.

She isn’t much to look at, but in those circumstances I’d be wearing it out. Why not?

 

[J_Dee]

I don't know if I could stand it.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

 

[chroix]

I don't know if I could stand it.

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No doubt. The day to day seems tedious as hell. Claustrophobic asf and the part that is the coolest (the view) is probably scary as shit when you look out that window. Constant reminder you could die at any second.

Really makes you wonder how many people dreamed about being astronauts and finally make it to space and are like “is this it?”

 

[Creed Bratton]

I bet it's this guys fault.

 

[Fadhi]

Are we all going to ignore the elephant in the room? That dude has the biggest head I have ever saw on a human.

I thought you were gonna say how what we are told about space if fake

 

[WildcatFan1982]

No one’s getting through the firmament. Just ask airline pilots, they know the truth. Also all satellites are just floating on big balloons.

 

[J_Dee]

No doubt. The day to day seems tedious as hell. Claustrophobic asf and the part that is the coolest (the view) is probably scary as shit when you look out that window. Constant reminder you could die at any second.

Really makes you wonder how many people dreamed about being astronauts and finally make it to space and are like “is this it?”

Suni Williams ran the Boston Marathon from the ISS (twice). I hope she runs it on Earth in 2025. This year the crew held space Olympics events. If I was stuck there, I'd want to play Dungeons & Dragons in my free time.

 

[chroix]

This wouldn’t help.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Heh.

 

[Phil_The_Music]

Heh.

Not all have to wear ape suits. We need some without to pretend to be the slaves.

 

[HymanKaplan]

She may not be much to look at, as someone else said, but she could at least put a hat on that mess, or tie that shit up in a bun. I mean, damn... That's a f***ing fire hazard.

 

[*CatinIL*]

 

[rick64]

For here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

 

[HymanKaplan]

For here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

This reminded me of a scene from a very underrated comedy show, that I'm sure most of you have watched/heard of.

 

[HagginHall1999]

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What a joke

 

[J_Dee]

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This wouldn’t help.

Phys.org: NASA explains strange noise heard by astronaut in Boeing's Starliner

It explained the mystery noise as feedback from the speaker that was the result of an audio configuration between the spacecraft and the ISS. Wilmore reported the sound as he was working inside Starliner on Saturday.

"The space station audio system is complex, allowing multiple spacecraft and modules to be interconnected, and it is common to experience noise and feedback," NASA stated. "The crew is asked to contact mission control when they hear sounds originating in the comm system."

NASA also took the opportunity to state the feedback has "no technical impact to the crew, Starliner, or station operations, including Starliner's uncrewed undocking from the station no earlier than Friday, Sept. 6."

It's still unsettling. I mean if it bothered a badass like Wilmore, it'd have me in a panic attack.

NASA plans to retire the ISS in 2030, by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean. Man, I'd love to own a cool piece of it.

CNN: NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean

 

[J_Dee]

Space.com: 'There was some tension in the room', NASA says of decision to bring Boeing's Starliner spacecraft home without astronauts

The spacecraft is set to depart the ISS without its crew on Sept. 6 for a return to Earth on Sept. 7, to conclude a mission odyssey that began June 5 after launching its first astronauts to space. It was supposed to be only a 10-day mission, although there was flexibility given the mission was developmental.

Starliner's historic first test mission with astronauts had issues docking with the ISS on June 6 after five thrusters (out of 28) in its reaction control system misbehaved. Months of space testing, ground testing and modeling followed, but the possible root cause — overheating of the thrusters, which may lead to insulation shedding that blocks propulsion lines — could not be firmly confirmed.

NASA ultimately determined it was too much of a risk to put the two NASA astronauts back on board Starliner, and changed its ISS manifest to bring the astronauts home in another way.

It ain't gonna crash Saturday, but Christ -- imagine the consequences for Boeing if it does. :/