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Boeing Starliner astronauts might get a ride home from SpaceX — in 2025
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Did they ask for permission to leave?
How do I know? Why should they need to? They have families. Obviously they would rather be with them.
Would they honestly rather be with their families and are asking to leave? How do you know these details?
Because it's their families? Are you serious? They don't want to be with their partners and kids?
Should we call CPS?
But they are in space doing science. Some people like their jobs and their families can understand that this is temporary
This is also potentially the last mission for both of them. I'd be surprised if they're upset. Astronauts are a different breed.
They're more likely to be having a good time than not. They knew from the start the mission plan included an option for a longer stay. Sunni also once held the record for ISS mission length for female astronauts.
It was "temporary" a month and a half ago.
Yeah but did they say that? Or are you projecting how you feel onto them?
Why do they need to say that they want to spend time with their partners and kids? Again, are you serious?
What if they want to spend a once in a lifetime opportunity on an international space station doing research for a year? Are you serious?
All I can think is you are single with no children. Because suggesting they don't want to spend time with their kids makes them terrible parents and I hope you aren't one if you feel that way.
I feel that way even with a partner and kids who has worked on an extended business trip for the SLS program alongside NASA employees.
"You don't know if they want to see their families" is a really weird hill to die on, and an extended business trip isn't the same as being in space. I think you know that.
You miss family, yes, but you keep in touch and enjoy the wild journey you're on. How hard is this to understand? These people are not your typical humans. They are sacrificing a lot for the fantastic research they do. Its fine if you don't agree with their sacrifice, but don't put words into their mouths saying they want to come home if you cant show that they did say it.
Of course they're typical humans. They aren't gods. They have the same chromosomes as the rest of us. And suggesting anyone wouldn't really want to see their kids (and, you know, have sex) when they're away weeks longer than they were told they would be is, again, a really weird hill to die on.
Agree to disagree then.
Stop feeding the troll, bro