NASA Astronauts Stranded in Space

[Route 45]

Didn't see a thread on this and thought it was interesting.

Two Astronauts Stranded in Space Until 2025: How They'll Be Rescued

Veteran astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been on the International Space Station since June 6. They were supposed to be there for just eight days.

www.cnet.com

Boeing, NASA execs had heated arguments about bringing stranded astronauts home on Starliner: report

A new report claims meetings between Boeing and NASA executives in the days after announcing two astronauts were stranded decended into yelling and arguments.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[Basher]

 

[Route 45]

The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises

"I don't know what's making it."

arstechnica.com

 

[Brian Ski]

Well that is strange. Hal any help?

 

[Cameramonkey]

And here is the fun. There is no standard for space suits. Elon makes his, and Boeing makes theirs.
Boeing is a size range and is bulky, so it uses larger seats to accommodate the bulk.
Starliner suits are thinner and is custom tailored to the individual.
While I think they use the same valves, one puts them on the chest, the other on the thigh.

So they cant just send one of Elon's up there. Their suits wont work on Elon's craft because they are too bulky and the hoses wont reach.


Kinda like the Apollo 13 issue with the round CO2 filters for the orbiter, and square ones for the lander.

 

[Basher]

Kinda like the Apollo 13 issue with the round CO2 filters for the orbiter, and square ones for the lander.

Oh, come on now, that was a way overblown problem. Everybody knows a round filter fits in a square filter hole!

 

[Brian Ski]

Ugh.

Remember the fire issues, I think New York a 100 years ago. They sent fire departments from all over the country to help and no standard fittings on fire hydrants.