After delays, crewed Boeing Starliner finally launches from Florida, bound for the ISS
Two astronauts are finally bound for the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner, which launched Wednesday from Florida.
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I hope NASA did an inspection. I'd be terrified to fly into space on Boeing
I mean there was just a helium leak they detected like a month ago, causing a delay and decided wasn't worth taking the whole thing apart to fix, just send it.
Helium leaks all the time, it's a very small molecule that is very hard to contain. ULA and SpaceX have flown with worse.
Besides, helium leaks make radio chatter way more entertaining.
It's not like a door or anything
Of course NASA did an inspection. Their name is on the mission.
I suppose this is only a helium leak which isn't exactly a major issue. It's not good mind, but I doubt it'll cause catastrophic system failure.
That will come from elsewhere.
ikr that was my first thought: "I hope they survive."
No shit they can't even get a 747 right
Nah, 747 is largely okay, it’s from the era when Boeing was run by engineers and most of the design flaws have been resolved. The stuff to worry about is what they’ve been designing since merging with McDonnell-Douglas and the finance people took charge. They seem to be cutting corners everywhere to try to boost that Wall Street share price, and they’re paying the piper now.
Imagine the choice... either SpaceX or Boeing. Don't know which company skips on quality assurance more.
This is unfair to say. I hate Musk as much as the next guy. But SpaceX engineers are superb.
Haven't said anything about engineers. But they have the same boss who keeps talking about impossible things and firing people to justify his bonuses.
They have a team to keep that boss at bay.
The day SpaceX has issues like Boeing, I'll believe you.
They have a team to keep that boss at bay.
That team's name? Gwynne Shotwell.
There you have it :)
They do have issues. It's just Musk saying that's what we wanted and everyone believes him.
I don't listen to that Musk has to say about the SpaceX issues.
I'd rather listen to the actual engineers working on the missions.
Well reality of the situation is that they had so many issues lately. Be it because of Musk's stupidity or just regular old cockiness
Where are these issues reported?
I've only heard about Boeing's as of lately.
But maybe that's because of the hivemind.