Butch & Suni might spend 7 MONTHS longer on station than supposed as a consequence of points with Boeing’s Starliner.
NASA’s contingency is to launch Crew-9 in September with solely two crew members as a substitute of 4, with Butch & Suni changing their spots. Crew-9 would return in February 2025. pic.twitter.com/1ZsUlhOXF8
— Owen Sparks (@OwenSparks_) August 7, 2024
This was essentially the most predictable factor ever.
I predicted it, in reality.
CNN:
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — two veteran NASA astronauts piloting the primary crewed take a look at flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — have now been in area for 63 days, roughly seven weeks longer than initially anticipated.There’s nonetheless no clear return date in sight, and NASA is now making clear that the astronauts might not come residence on Starliner in any respect.
SpaceX, Boeing’s rival beneath NASA’s Business Crew Program, could also be tapped to convey Williams and Wilmore residence as a substitute. The transfer may doubtlessly prolong the astronauts’ keep on the Worldwide House Station by one other six months, pushing their return into 2025, company officers mentioned in a information convention Wednesday.
The feedback from NASA leaders point out a shocking change of tone for the area company. Till now, officers have repeatedly indicated that Williams and Wilmore have been more likely to return residence on Starliner, and a backup situation involving Crew Dragon was talked about as a mere risk. Wednesday’s replace, nonetheless, suggests the SpaceX car is quickly changing into a severe possibility.
Elon will in all probability get these individuals killed.
I’ve grown very uninterested in these astronauts, and I’m positive it sounds unhealthy, however I’d snort in the event that they died. Particularly if Elon screwed every part up and there was video of their flesh being ripped from their bones as they tried to reenter the ambiance.
Keep in mind when Elon despatched that toy sub to Thailand to attempt to get the youngsters out of the cave, and the British diver answerable for the operation mentioned it was ineffective? Elon responded by calling him a pedophile, then getting sued over it and dropping.
Wait, sorry – he really gained that lawsuit.
That’s even funnier.
However the funniest factor might be if these astronauts deplete on reentry and there may be video of the flesh being ripped from their bones after which Elon goes on Twitter and is like “effectively, they have been pedophiles anyway. No large loss.”
Then somebody with a Pepe avatar replies “I’d wish to see your tranny son have his flesh ripped from his bones like that, he’s already lifeless inside anyway” and Elon responds: “
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