SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck on the ISS

Re:SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who ... by teruakohatu on Saturday September 28, 2024 @07:04PM (#41683532)

I agree that calling it a rescue is a bit much, but this is hardly a case of missing a bus or ferry and catching the next one.

If you missed a ferry, expecting to be away from your family for a week, only to find you are stuck on a desolate island for 8+ months you would probably feel like you were being rescued.

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Re:SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who ... by jwagenet on Saturday September 28, 2024 @07:10PM (#41683559)

My understanding is the astronauts don’t mind staying longer because they enjoy it and for some (all?) it may be their last mission in space, in part due to the decommissioning.

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Re:SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who ... by blackoil on Saturday September 28, 2024 @09:51PM (#41684211)

And most people like visiting islands. That doesn't change the fact that this was supposed to be 8 days not 8 months.

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Re:SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who ... by inglor_cz on Sunday September 29, 2024 @03:41AM (#41685596)

We don't really know. Some of them may have missed out on something personally important back on Earth (graduation, wedding, funeral, birth) etc.

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