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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@hexbear.net 42 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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.

[-] egg1918@hexbear.net 42 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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.

[-] Chronicon@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

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

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