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Re:Stranded astronauts' capsule heads home without them by ravjo on Friday September 06, 2024 @07:49PM (#41470543)
As per the article, the SpaceX vehicle due for launch later this month will only carry two of the four astronauts originally planned. The two empty seats will be used by the two delayed-return astronauts when the vehicle returns in February.
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Re:Stranded astronauts' capsule heads home without them by tgsovlerkhgsel on Friday September 06, 2024 @08:03PM (#41470596)
That's the intended return vehicle, but "lifeboat" refers to how they will get home if they suddenly need to leave the station due to an emergency now (before the SpaceX vehicle launches).

The answer is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41470523

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Re:Stranded astronauts' capsule heads home without them by nightshift1 on Friday September 06, 2024 @09:42PM (#41470973)
I don't think nasa has a concept of "lifeboat" considering there are not enough seats for everyone currently in the iss.
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Re:Stranded astronauts' capsule heads home without them by Vecr on Friday September 06, 2024 @09:49PM (#41471000)
They're supposed to, between NASA, private US, and Russia. I was asking if that's currently being violated.
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