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Starliner crewed test flight remains on hold (spacenews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] clothes 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

From the Ars Technica article on the subject:

The space agency did not describe what options are on the table, but sources said they range from flying the spacecraft "as is" with a thorough understanding of the leak and confidence it won't become more significant in flight, to removing the capsule from its Atlas V rocket and taking it back to a hangar for repairs.

Theoretically, the former option could permit a launch attempt as soon as next week. The latter alternative could delay the launch until at least late summer.

Late summer! Ouch. Sounds like that's based on ISS parking spot availability.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

least problematic Boeing spacecraft

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Boeing has other spacecraft?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i mean they make the SLS right
though ig that's not really that problematic, just really expensive

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I suppose that kind of counts, but Boeing doesn't make the entire SLS, do they? ~~Just the upper stage?~~

As you point out, SLS works fine, it's just ridiculously expensive.

Edit: Upper stage is ULA (for now). Boeing makes the core stage, sans engines, which are Shuttle leftovers or Aerojet Rocketdyne in the future. SRBs are also Shuttle leftovers, with Northrop Grumman making new ones. Orion is from Airbus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

oh, EUS is gonna be made by boeing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

flying the spacecraft “as is” with a thorough understanding of the leak

Sounds like that might be what they're planning on doing: https://sh.itjust.works/post/19696019