These headlines are so disingenuous. They are not stuck. They could return today. Even with the leaks, they have margin for like a month. The issue is that the parts with issues get jettisoned and burned up in reentry, so they can't test or inspect them afterwards. NASA is super cautious with the astronauts, so they might as well take the time they have to get all the data they can.
Which they should be - the issue is unrelated to the re-entry process. But obviously a headline like that doesn’t get enough clicks.
Are they confident they can come home or are they stuck?
Title writer doesn't trust Boeing it seems.
they're not stuck.
They’re “late”.
Neither, this is not the first and it won't be the last time a mission is extended. They adapt schedules to mission objectives all the time. Their mission is to study and assess the crew vehicle in order to certify it. They are studying and assessing the vehicle, specifically waiting for ground simulations to see if later they require further orbital tests or measurements, as is their mission. They will return once the mission is completed.
Blink twice if someone is holding you hostage.
So quick question, how else besides the Russians where these guys previously getting up there?
There's a nice list: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-visiting-vehicles/
Hey that's pretty interesting. I didn't realize there was such a variety of crafts that can dock with it. I wonder if there's standard for space station docks.
Sort of. Spacecraft production is very low-volume; a lot of them are produced to meet certain needs, so features like docking hardware compatibility tend to fall lower in the priority list compared to the core mission features.
But for things like the ISS, the docking specs are very well known, so even if one craft doesn't have a compatible dock, they'll often make adapters.
I wonder if there's standard for space station docks.
Indeed there is!
Space Shuttle until 2011, Crew Dragon since 2020.
They should hire SpaceX to send up a Crew Dragon Endeavour with the managers of the Boeing space program as passengers, pick up the stranded astronauts and bring them back, then bill Boeing for the full trip.
If the managers want to get their asses back on the planet, they can take the Boeing capsule. Or the airlock, I don't care.
… alive.
Bwahahahahaha! Yeah, I’m sure.
I guess when you rely on Boeing for your ride back to earth, you got to tuck your dick for PR
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