I feel bad for astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. Their 8-day mission on Boeing’s Starliner has turned into 8 months, and Boeing seems to have abandoned them.
Despite getting twice the funding of SpaceX, Boeing failed on its first crewed mission, while SpaceX has been flying astronauts since 2020. Now, these two are waiting for a SpaceX rescue, originally set for February 2025, but now delayed to March or April—making it 9–10 months in space.
On the plus side, they’re getting extra spacewalks—Suni’s 9th and Butch’s 5th. But until SpaceX’s Dragon is ready, they’re stuck on the ISS.
@natyiu0
Despite getting twice the funding of SpaceX, Boeing failed on its first crewed mission, while SpaceX has been flying astronauts since 2020. Now, these two are waiting for a SpaceX rescue, originally set for February 2025, but now delayed to March or April—making it 9–10 months in space.
On the plus side, they’re getting extra spacewalks—Suni’s 9th and Butch’s 5th. But until SpaceX’s Dragon is ready, they’re stuck on the ISS.
@natyiu0