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A few tidbits/notes I took: - They'll reconfigure Crew-8 for 6 occupants for contingency evac between Starliner undock and Crew-9 arrival. - Starliner leaving

by rx_tx 2y ago

A few tidbits/notes I took: - They'll reconfigure Crew-8 for 6 occupants for contingency evac between Starliner undock and Crew-9 arrival. - Starliner leaving ISS autonomously early September - Crew 9 launching no later than Sept 24th with 2 crew + 2 empty seats - Crew 9 coming back down in ~Feb 2025

dev_tty01 2y ago
>- Crew 9 launching no later than Sept 24th with 2 crew + 2 empty seats Actually, they said no sooner than Sept 24th.
HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
Why have Crew 9 up there until February?
- dotnet00 2y ago
  That's the standard crew rotation cycle, and their capsules stay as emergency escape vehicles during their stay.
- rx_tx 2y ago
  Maybe NASA still wants to get something for the money spent launching Crew 9 and get some science done, not just be a rescue mission. They don't want to cut that mission short.
  - dylan604 2y ago
    Sure, if Starliner returns in auto mode successfully, then Boeing will be able to save face, and NASA will be able to take some stock in that. However, if there is a viable alternate option that has a much better track record of working, NASA would potentially not survive as an agency if there was a catastrophic ending to a Starliner return with the astronauts on board. So from a keep humans safe while still attempting to complete the Starliner mission as much as possible, to me this is the best solution. In fact, it's kind of bonus for Boeing to test the automated return that was not part of the original mission. </spinDocter>
daveevad 2y ago
> - Starliner leaving ISS autonomously early September What shall we make of all of this should it succeed?
- tlb 2y ago
  Suppose they’ve estimated the risk of failure (and killing the astronauts) as 10%. Then - returning Starliner empty is the correct decision - a successful return doesn’t indicate they were wrong about the risk - the experts will learn a lot more from poring over mission data
sebazzz 2y ago
Crew-8 has only 4 seats right? Does reconfiguring mean “configure life support for 6 crew members”?

by rx_tx 2y ago

dev_tty01 2y ago

>- Crew 9 launching no later than Sept 24th with 2 crew + 2 empty seats Actually, they said no sooner than Sept 24th.

HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago

Why have Crew 9 up there until February?

dotnet00 2y ago
That's the standard crew rotation cycle, and their capsules stay as emergency escape vehicles during their stay.
rx_tx 2y ago
Maybe NASA still wants to get something for the money spent launching Crew 9 and get some science done, not just be a rescue mission. They don't want to cut that mission short.
- dylan604 2y ago
  Sure, if Starliner returns in auto mode successfully, then Boeing will be able to save face, and NASA will be able to take some stock in that. However, if there is a viable alternate option that has a much better track record of working, NASA would potentially not survive as an agency if there was a catastrophic ending to a Starliner return with the astronauts on board. So from a keep humans safe while still attempting to complete the Starliner mission as much as possible, to me this is the best solution. In fact, it's kind of bonus for Boeing to test the automated return that was not part of the original mission. </spinDocter>

daveevad 2y ago

> - Starliner leaving ISS autonomously early September What shall we make of all of this should it succeed?

tlb 2y ago
Suppose they’ve estimated the risk of failure (and killing the astronauts) as 10%. Then - returning Starliner empty is the correct decision - a successful return doesn’t indicate they were wrong about the risk - the experts will learn a lot more from poring over mission data

sebazzz 2y ago

Crew-8 has only 4 seats right? Does reconfiguring mean “configure life support for 6 crew members”?