NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on SpaceX Crew-9

Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by csomar on Sunday August 25, 2024 @05:11AM (#41345778)

> I'm curious about such questions because on a larger scheme of the things, I really hope that Boeing is not a miniature reflection of the US - an empire in its twilight that got entangled in irreconcilable interests, doomed to watch its own inevitable decline.

Markets cycle. Companies cycle. People cycle (actually just die unless you consider their offspring their continuation).

All systems do cycle; including the USA. It doesn't mean it's the end. If China doesn't rise and crashes it, there isn't really any other serious challenger and it will likely be the "rising" empire again.

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Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by christophilus on Sunday August 25, 2024 @07:07AM (#41346382)

Eh. Maybe. My money’s somewhere in between. The US is an empire in decline, but it isn’t clear that China is the replacement. If China can somehow survive demographic collapse, then I’d put my money on them, but that’s a big if.

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