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A comment on Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unexpectedly Shut Off.

Re:Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unex... by notfried on Thursday June 06, 2024 @04:45PM (#40602195)
Will these leak and thrusters issues affect the return trip?
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Re:Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unex... by bell-cot on Thursday June 06, 2024 @04:59PM (#40602341)
Absolutely. Even if zero additional problems crop up while they are at the ISS, the Controllers will need to have fall-back-back-back-and-further-back plans on tap, in case of yet more failures in the Service Modules' propulsion systems.
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Re:Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unex... by cbsks on Thursday June 06, 2024 @06:07PM (#40602917)
Not surprisingly, they already have these backup plans. The potential for RCS jet failure was known ahead of time and was determined to not be a flight safety concern.

There’s a bunch of info about it here: https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/05/24/nasa-says-boeings-star...

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Re:Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unex... by LegitShady on Thursday June 06, 2024 @05:02PM (#40602374)
It sounds like they only recovered 4/5 thrusters.
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Re:Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unex... by bumby on Thursday June 06, 2024 @05:05PM (#40602408)
To be clear, I believe there are a total of 28 RCS thrusters, 5 of which had issues
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Re:Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unex... by Fishpants on Thursday June 06, 2024 @11:33PM (#40605060)
KSP mojo.
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Re:Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unex... by wkat4242 on Friday June 07, 2024 @03:21AM (#40606106)
Moah struts! Uhh, I mean thrusters.
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