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A comment on Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orbit, jeopardizing test. Parent comment

Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb... by beering on Friday December 20, 2019 @01:38PM (#21846402)
Which of these can't you calculate ahead of the launch? Numbers 1, 3, and 4 seem like you could calculate it ahead of time. And maybe number 2 as well, if you do it relatively close to launch time.
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Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb... by nategri on Friday December 20, 2019 @01:47PM (#21846459)
They use models. No model is perfect, they all have uncertainties.
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Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb... by entropicdrifter on Friday December 20, 2019 @02:43PM (#21846815)
Which is why they use pilots too
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Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb... by magduf on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:45PM (#21847636)
I'll name two things: 1) Government pay 2) Government shutdowns

But regardless, this was a Boeing spacecraft; it wasn't built by NASA (NASA generally does systems engineering; contractors build things like this).

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Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb... by dgoodell on Friday December 20, 2019 @05:44PM (#21848045)
A government shutdown is a basically surprise paid vacation, as long as you have enough cash to skip a couple paychecks.
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