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Re:SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who ... by maxerickson on Sunday September 29, 2024 @08:24AM (#41686841)
The thing is that rescue implies they were imperiled by not using Starliner to return. That isn't the case, there has been a way to get them back without Starliner since they got there.

Sending this SpaceX capsule up with seats reserved for their return fixes the overall operating tempo, but it doesn't make the 2 astronauts any more or less safe.

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Re:SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who ... by philipwhiuk on Sunday September 29, 2024 @08:59AM (#41687069)
> That isn't the case, there has been a way to get them back without Starliner since they got there.

That is pushing it until Crew 9 arrives. It's a set of straps attached to cargo pallets in the luggage compartment of the Crew 8 capsule. It's like jamming a kid in your trunk when you're out of seats.

They've never had to use this reserve plan and it was only first dreamt of when Soyuz had issues recently.

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