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After a drama-filled day, Boeing’s Starliner finally finds its way (arstechnica.com)
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[–] ptfrd@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

One of the in-flight tests was manually orienting the craft so that the solar panels on the rear were pointing towards the sun.

i.e. " mooning the sun"

(Joke credit: Sunny ... https://www.youtube.com/live/scmu9IcyK5k?t=8m34s )