Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flight in sight

Re:Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flig... by myfavoritetings on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @04:43PM (#36884708)

Whether you are being pushed or pulled by a rocket doesn't really matter. From the inside would feel very similar.

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Re:Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flig... by CobrastanJorji on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:18PM (#36887612)

It'd presumably feel a bit warmer for the case where you're underneath the rocket.

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Re:Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flig... by ceejayoz on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:08AM (#36893789)

Probably no significant impact, and probably no significant difference between the two. It's angled so it largely doesn't touch the capsule (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_Pad_Abort_Tes...) and the capsule is made to keep the occupants safe through reentry, which reaches higher temperatures and lasts much longer than the second or two the pad abort rockets fire.

(It might even be less heat impact to the capsule than the Dragon-style rockets, as the hot spent rocket remains on the capsule; Apollo-style abort towers jettison.)

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