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

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do the astronauts have a say in this, because nobody wants to fly on a Boeing.

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

They say they really like Starliner, and I think they mean it. After all, it's not that bad! If you offered me a free trip to space in it, I'd jump at the chance.

In fact I'd offer to pay at least 1/3 of my net worth. (Sadly this doesn't quite equate to the current cost-per-astronaut of, what, $150m?)