SpaceX Starship 3 Test Flight

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Boeing's latest potential scandal is out of this world - literally.

Its Starliner spacecraft - which carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) last week - is unable to undock after several faults were found on the ship.

Teams have discovered five different leaks in the craft's propulsion system which would navigate the craft through space as it returns to Earth.

The astronauts were set to return on June 14, but that has been delayed until June 22 while Boeing and NASA scramble to fix issues, leaving the astronauts stranded until then.

Now, experts have said that NASA could be forced to launch a rescue mission that would be a highly embarrassing blow for the embattled Boeing which is dealing with spate of issues plaguing its commercial jets.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13526637/Boeings-scandal-NASA-astronaut-ISS.html
 

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Boeing's latest potential scandal is out of this world - literally.

Its Starliner spacecraft - which carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) last week - is unable to undock after several faults were found on the ship.

Teams have discovered five different leaks in the craft's propulsion system which would navigate the craft through space as it returns to Earth.

The astronauts were set to return on June 14, but that has been delayed until June 22 while Boeing and NASA scramble to fix issues, leaving the astronauts stranded until then.

Now, experts have said that NASA could be forced to launch a rescue mission that would be a highly embarrassing blow for the embattled Boeing which is dealing with spate of issues plaguing its commercial jets.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13526637/Boeings-scandal-NASA-astronaut-ISS.html
Just another large corporation that has lost its way
 

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Boeing's latest potential scandal is out of this world - literally.

Its Starliner spacecraft - which carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) last week - is unable to undock after several faults were found on the ship.

Teams have discovered five different leaks in the craft's propulsion system which would navigate the craft through space as it returns to Earth.

The astronauts were set to return on June 14, but that has been delayed until June 22 while Boeing and NASA scramble to fix issues, leaving the astronauts stranded until then.

Now, experts have said that NASA could be forced to launch a rescue mission that would be a highly embarrassing blow for the embattled Boeing which is dealing with spate of issues plaguing its commercial jets.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13526637/Boeings-scandal-NASA-astronaut-ISS.html
Quite amazing how SpaceX has been able so far to do this cheaper, quicker and safer. I do fear the day though where SpaceX has an issue. Playing with rockets is a very risky business.
 

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Quite amazing how SpaceX has been able so far to do this cheaper, quicker and safer. I do fear the day though where SpaceX has an issue. Playing with rockets is a very risky business.
Manned Spaceflight is always risky. Whether it's us, or the Chinese, or the Ruskies, or whomever tries it.

The idea of a successful manned mission to Mars or beyond is pure fantasy to me.
 

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..how bout we tell Elon to focus on Earth issues. Plenty to do down here.

Wasting his money on pipe dreams. We couldn't even build a working farm on the moon.

Yet, he wants to space travel...
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He is....he's building a restaurant and several shops next to the Rio grande. He's also building a building that can fit 12 football fields, not sure what he's gonna do with it and he's donated a lot of money to the local community. He goes to local festivals, no body guards....just trying to be part of the community. His house down here is a trailer home.
 

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IF I was going to make a permanent moon base, I would drill five miles down and use a small nuke to make a large cavern that would be sealed due to the extreme heat; the residual radiation would quickly fade away. Then you would have a mile wide place to build a base. Nuclear reactors, breeders, would give you all the power in the world. You could even make two caverns and just use one for the power plant. Lots of room; extremely well shielded from solar radiation; completely safe and stable.
They are always accepting applications. I have a few friends that work there.
 
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