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2024-08-30 Science & Technology

Boeing's Starliner Faces Uncertain Future as NASA Considers Cancellation

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1

I agree, failure is cause for serious reconsideration.
But one has to wonder how the political pockets that the space industry is filling and will take it?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-08-30 06:28|| 2024-08-30 06:28|| Front Page Top

Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-30 08:12|| 2024-08-30 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Thing has a million miles on it by now...clearly out of warranty. Expect a call from Ice-T and Car Shield.

Posted by Warthog 2024-08-30 09:08|| 2024-08-30 09:08|| Front Page Top

Posted by DarthVader 2024-08-30 09:16|| 2024-08-30 09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Corporate welfare

Paying credentialed people to move paper rather than being on welfare with lower skill workers.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-30 10:01|| 2024-08-30 10:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Boeing execs fought NASA in heated arguments about stranded astronauts flying home in leaky Starliner: ‘Wildly irresponsible’

Posted by Frank G 2024-08-30 10:23|| 2024-08-30 10:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Boeing appears to have the same calulus involved in Starliner that it had in the 737Max. "It ought to be OK, we think."

Posted by ed in texas 2024-08-30 11:08|| 2024-08-30 11:08|| Front Page Top

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