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  • Tom-KT Offline
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    Just to think people were going to the moon 55 years ago.

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    • JollyJ Offline
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      That was before DEI at NASA.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

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        That was before DEI at NASA.

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        @Jolly said in Stranded Astronauts:

        That was before DEI at NASA.

        Both shuttle disasters were before DEI, too, so if anything bringing minorities in has made things better!

        I was only joking

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          @Jolly said in Stranded Astronauts:

          That was before DEI at NASA.

          Both shuttle disasters were before DEI, too, so if anything bringing minorities in has made things better!

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          @Doctor-Phibes said in Stranded Astronauts:

          Both shuttle disasters were before DEI,

          NASA went full speed ahead with DEI before the Shuttle ever flew.

          Although it didn't become the most important thing at NASA until a few years later.

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            Apollo 1 was well before...

            Of course, wasn't there a movie celebrating the black female mathematicians that worked on the project? Hmmm.

            The Brad

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            • MikM Offline
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              You'd think they would have thought of this in advance.

              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-astronauts-can-t-wear-boeing-starliner-spacesuits-in-spacex-s-dragon-here-s-why/ar-AA1q4jHr?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=55d72f54bb7f41b48ad74273fda208c5&ei=67

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              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                Apollo 1 was well before...

                Of course, wasn't there a movie celebrating the black female mathematicians that worked on the project? Hmmm.

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                @LuFins-Dad said in Stranded Astronauts:

                Apollo 1 was well before...

                Of course, wasn't there a movie celebrating the black female mathematicians that worked on the project? Hmmm.

                It's probably ok having black mathematicians as long as you don't celebrate them.

                I was only joking

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                  #27

                  The Starliner undocked

                  Landing 12:03 AM EDT, just after midnight tonight

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                  • CopperC Copper

                    The Starliner undocked

                    Landing 12:03 AM EDT, just after midnight tonight

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                    @Copper said in Stranded Astronauts:

                    The Starliner undocked

                    Good. No damage to the ISS, I gather. Looked like a clean undocking.

                    Now, about those space suits...

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      #29

                      Reentry and Landing video

                      Skip to 1:19:00 to see it touchdown

                      https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/starliner

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                      • jon-nycJ Offline
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                        You’d think they could send up compatible space suits when the pick them up.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          You’d think they could send up compatible space suits when the pick them up.

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                          @jon-nyc said in Stranded Astronauts:

                          You’d think they could send up compatible space suits when the pick them up.

                          Supposedly, they are on the way on the next SpaceX mission.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Copper
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                              Copper
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                              https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/nasa-astronauts-boeing-starliner-iss-update-bd086aab

                              Stranded NASA Astronauts Will Be Stuck in Space a Little Longer
                              Return date pushed back again after what was supposed to be a dayslong trip stretched into months

                              • NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will remain in space until at least late March due to a delay in their return flight.
                              • The delay is to allow more time to process the SpaceX capsule that will bring them back to Earth.
                              • Despite the extended stay, Williams and Wilmore have continued to perform their duties on the ISS.
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                                That would be a very uncomfortable position to be in.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  I’ve heard from astronauts that every single one would love to be stuck in space longer than expected. Now, I’d imagine after a few months the physical side effects will not be comfortable or as safe.

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                                    Yesterday. NPR: "They're not stranded."

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                                    September NPR:

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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      They are stranded

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                                        89th
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                                        I'm no expert but...can't they just hold their breath and jump towards earth? Again I'm no expert.

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                                        • 89th8 89th

                                          I'm no expert but...can't they just hold their breath and jump towards earth? Again I'm no expert.

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                                          @89th said in Stranded Astronauts:

                                          I'm no expert but...can't they just hold their breath and jump towards earth? Again I'm no expert.

                                          You’ll have to ask the rocket scientists at National Public Radio about that. They surely know more about being stranded than any of us do.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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