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Boeing Starliner astronauts are still at the ISS. There currently is no return date. Are they stranded??? The short answer is no, but the longer answer is more complicated. 🧪🛰️🔭 #scicomm #womeninstem Newsletter @ 11 am et: adastraspace.com youtu.be/rxY5m_paA3o

Are Boeing Starliner astronauts stranded on the ISS?youtu.be There have been a lot of confusing headlines in the wake of the news that Boeing Starliner astronauts don't currently have a return date from the ISS -- and what was scheduled as a 7 or 8 day mission has stretched to a month at this point. What's going on with Boeing Starliner and this first crewed flight test for NASA, and are the astronauts actually stranded? No, but the situation is very complicated. 🔭 SUPPORT AD ASTRA Patreon ➔ https://www.patreon.com/swapnakrishna 💫 FIND ME Ad Astra Newsletter (links + images) ➔ https://www.adastraspace.com Instagram/Threads ➔ https://instagram.com/skrishna TikTok ➔ https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishna Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/skrishna Mastodon ➔ https://wandering.shop/@skrishna Bluesky ➔ https://bsky.app/profile/swapnakrishna.com ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - An overview of Starliner's problems 04:53 - Why they're staying so long 06:44 - Testing on the ground and at the ISS 07:49 - Are the astronauts actually stranded? 10:00 - This is a bizarre situation 🛰️ SUBSCRIBE For more space and STEM videos, subscribe to Ad Astra: @adastraspace

This is a very nice overview. It's been forwarded to my wife's 80-year-old aunt who asked about this last Sunday. (Clearly, it's being reported on octogenarian news.) As an engineer, I understand and respect what the team is doing here. There is nothing like testing in situ. 1/n

The problem is that even discounting the SpaceX fanboi anguish, both NASA and Boeing have completely failed to realize that going dark in the current era of space travel is not an acceptable option. If information isn't being shared with the general public, someone will make it up. 2/n

HAHA yes. Exactly this!!!

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