Also docked to the space station is SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule that ferried four astronauts to the ISS in March, and a Russian Soyuz capsule that delivered three others in September. Stich acknowledged that at least one of those vehicles could provide an alternative ride home for Wilmore and Williams.

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  • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    putin-wink You know you had a good thing going with Soyuz…

    Seriously send them home on another ship and send the Broking down empty. Yes optics bad but better than risking killing someone because of hubris.

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      Remember in The Martian when China helps save the American astronaut from certain death, thus bringing the entire world closer together? That was cool.

      Anyway, sure is a shame these astronauts will die up there.

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        Nobody’s going to die here. The ISS is capable of keeping people alive for a while and there’s no interruptions to cargo traffic. If they don’t fix starliner, they can marshall a crew dragon or soyuz. Both are very safe and reliable capsules that can be sent up somewhat quickly.

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      Starliner is approved to stay docked to the ISS for 45 days - which would be July 21 - or up to 90 days using various backup systems and depending largely on the health of its lithium ion batteries, which have caused concerns in the past.

      sounds like its more than just the 2 are at risk by leaving it docked, too.

      A lithium battery fire on the ISS would have to be one of the absolute worst nightmare scenarios