Imagine being stuck in orbit because Boeing isn't sure if their pod will kill you or not
Imagine being stuck in orbit because Boeing isn't sure if their pod will kill you or not
The NASA astronauts' return is delayed again, marking another setback for Boeing's first crewed commercial spacecraft mission.
Boeing has like 6 crises right now and yours is priority 5/6. Imagine becoming an astronaut just to put your life in Boeing hands.
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I can't wait for the Tom Hanks movie about this one
The funny thing is that he kinda-sorta already has in "Apollo 13". The Apollo CSM was built by North American Aviation, later named North American Rockwell after a merger. They changed their name to Rockwell International in 1973, then sold their space division to Boeing in 1996.
Rockwell also built the space shuttle. So Rockwell also has the dubious distinction of having built every American crew vehicle that killed its crew.