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NASA weighs Boeing vs. SpaceX choice in bringing back Starliner astronauts (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] becausechemistry@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This sort of feels like non-news – of course they’ve been considering an empty Starliner return with astronauts on a Dragon. That’s sort of the entire point of having more than one option of crewed access to space.

Not that I’d ever climb into a Starliner. Thing’s a bucket of bolts. But we know that, and they know that.

It would be pretty cool if this situation is the start of accelerating a crew-rating program for another craft. Maybe Dream Chaser? If this is so embarrassing that Boeing drops out of the program, it would be nice to have two options again.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

It would be pretty cool if this situation is the start of accelerating a crew-rating program for another craft. Maybe Dream Chaser?

Don't threaten me with a good time! I'd love to see a crewed spaceplane mounted on top of a rocket instead of elsewhere.