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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule (apnews.com)

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I feel so bad for these astronauts, I can't imagine being told I'd be stuck through the new year. and this puts the dragon crew half staffed for the work they needed to do. Boeing seriously fucked up here.

Glad they can come home on a safe craft, but there needs to be repercussions and answers.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd probably be upset to have my return delayed that much, but I'm sure there are people who would be ecstatic that their space trip got extended. Hopefully those astronauts are the latter XD

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Astronauts knowingly take on risk, but the risk is usually of a sudden and fiery/icy death.

To know that one’s bone density and god knows what else will be negatively impacted due to upstream fuckups must really suck.