Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by bad_alloc on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:06AM
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Am I understanding this correctly?: A timer error caused the vehicle to use too much fuel? No error from the ULA rocket?
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Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by sq_ on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:15AM
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According to space Twitter, yes, that is correct. Atlas and Centaur both performed nominally.
Edit: looks like Tory Bruno (ULA CEO) has confirmed that Atlas and Centaur performed well [0]
[0] https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1208035453850587136
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by Symmetry on Friday December 20, 2019 @10:18AM
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ULA remains expensive, slow moving, but very reliable. It seems like they have a healthier engineering culture than Boeing.
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by AWildC182 on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:27PM
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I know people over there. They are struggling but there's still a solid contingent that gives a shit. To spite some missteps they seem to be doing ok at getting young blood in and maintaining a productive culture.
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by phonon on Friday December 20, 2019 @10:26AM
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ULA is a JV between Lockheed and Boeing though?
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by fgonzag on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:58AM
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Maybe they have have actual Lockeed Engineers managing the JV, instead of Boeing's Financeers.
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by AWildC182 on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:28PM
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They have their own separate team, the companies just have stakes in it.
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by JshWright on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:59AM
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Yes, but it's pretty solidly firewalled off from both.
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by toraobo on Friday December 20, 2019 @10:56AM
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This makes a lot of sense: the Atlas V is exceptionally reliable while the Starliner capsule is on its first flight.
Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by MS90 on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:59AM
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Wouldn't be the first time a timing error has caused a huge failure. A similar error during Desert Storm cause 28 soldiers to be killed.
http://www-users.math.umn.edu/~arnold//disasters/patriot.htm...