Utopia Talk / Politics / Boeing Starliner launch today

murder Member	Wed Jun 05 04:57:40 This time we mean it. For realsies. And maybe the astronauts won't even die. Of course they may survive launch and die on the way back so ... Place your bets!
murder Member	Wed Jun 05 05:36:38 Liftoff is scheduled for 10:52 a.m. ET ... so in the next 4 hours and 15 minutes or so. Don't hold your breath.
Average Ameriacn Member	Wed Jun 05 07:35:41 It may not launch until Trump becomes President and makes America great again.
murder Member	Wed Jun 05 09:42:56 T-10 minutes and counting
murder Member	Wed Jun 05 09:47:55 T-5 minutes and counting
murder Member	Wed Jun 05 09:51:56 T-1 minute and counting
murder Member	Wed Jun 05 09:53:57 liftoff So far so good.
murder Member	Wed Jun 05 10:14:23 They made it safely into space.
murder Member	Tue Jun 18 17:40:50 It's starting to look like this thing can't get back down. Boeing has just imploded.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Tue Jun 18 18:05:49 Sung to hotel California. Welcome to the Boing space implosion, you can get to space, just not back again never back again who do you blame for the Boing space implosion Diversity, Equity, Inclusive policy
jergul large member	Tue Jun 18 23:29:23 Or blame the actual thing in your lyrics. A too big to fail corporate monopoly no different in essence from the heavy industries of the 1970s soviet block. Sure, it can do things. If you bury it in enough money. But usually not very well and not at all if uncouth budget limitations force reasonable approaches. Better hurry up with multi billion dollar back end support deals for Ukrainian F-16s. Make boeing great again.
Forwyn Member	Wed Jun 19 00:06:58 Just make to kill anyone who brought up seal and thrust issues before today
murder Member	Wed Jun 19 09:34:38 Prioritizing maximizing profits in the short term is bound to lead to disaster.
murder Member	Tue Jul 02 20:12:32 Boeing's Starliner can stay in space beyond 45-day limit, NASA says Boeing's Starliner capsule is performing well enough on its first-ever astronaut mission that it will likely be able to stay in orbit beyond the initially envisioned 45-day limit, NASA says. http://www...ht-test-45-day-limit-extension
murder Member	Tue Jul 02 20:13:58 "It's working so well that our astronauts will be in space forever!" lol :o)
tumbleweed the wanderer	Wed Jul 03 01:19:06 i wonder which happens first: they admit it's not coming back or Biden dropping out
murder Member	Wed Jul 03 08:09:10 Biden isn't dropping out so ... And the capsule is definitely coming back, it's just that Elon may have to give Boeing's crew a humiliating ride home.
Rugian Member	Sat Jul 20 08:54:13 So I guess this is still going on... "BOEING DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THRUSTER ISSUE THAT'S STRANDED ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE ALL SUMMER" http://fut...ster-issue-stranded-astronauts
TheChildren Member	Sat Jul 20 09:42:45 yall is idiots includin on otha forums and shit. just jingo hillbillies with unashamed chestbeatin and tarzan yells. from da moment this shit happened, i knew. they was undareportin this shit. downplayin any issues. its a pure yank trait 2 always overexagerate da competitors problems while vastly downplayin and neglectin da own. and all yankoid kids swallowed it up like marshmellows. claiming how everything "Was fine"...they wasnt "Stuck" there. "it was holiday" for them astronauts up there. "just minor issues" while chestbeatin and laugin bout a random chinese rocket incident. how it started. and how it ended
murder Member	Sat Jul 20 10:01:02 What? It's only been 6 weeks! :o)
murder Member	Sat Jul 20 10:03:21 Just sit right back And you'll hear a tale A tale of a fateful trip That started from this tropic point Aboard this tiny ship A 3 hour tour they said. It'll be fun they said!
TheChildren Member	Sat Jul 20 10:09:37 they also said da space station is all fun, like a holiday 4 them. i guarantee u it aint fun up there. it reeks. literally reeks. nottins been cleaned in like 30 years. tech is old. they runnin windows 98 still. also they wasnt mean nor was they trained 2 stay up there soo long so no, it hardly fun 4 them. they may tell u lies that it was fun and shit, but lies it will remain. in reality, they up there r very worried and prolly pissed off as well. not enjoyin every second there, coz shit reeks there, cramped, slow and ol tech and no comfort 4 sleep eatin and shit
Rugian Member	Sun Jul 21 13:30:14 "tumbleweed the wanderer Wed Jul 03 01:19:06 i wonder which happens first: they admit it's not coming back or Biden dropping out murder Member Wed Jul 03 08:09:10 Biden isn't dropping out so ..." :)
murder Member	Sun Jul 21 18:09:37 Yeah, the corporate media kept up their 24/7 attack until they finally took him down 3 1/2 weeks later.
murder Member	Mon Jul 29 08:06:35 10 day mission tuns into 52 days with no end in sight. It's going to be so fucking embarrassing when SpaceX has to give them a ride home.
Turtle Crawler Admin	Mon Jul 29 19:47:04 Such an old thread. Such an embarrassment.
murder Member	Mon Jul 29 20:49:02 The way it's going, they may have to cast their ballots from space. :o)
murder Member	Wed Aug 07 15:55:40 NASA might keep Boeing astronauts on the space station until February — and tap SpaceX to bring them home The two astronauts were meant to stay in space for about a week, but a helium leak and thruster problems have left them waiting for more than two months. NASA is considering keeping the two astronauts who flew Boeing's capsule to the International Space Station there until February as a result of issues the spaceship encountered midflight. The agency said Wednesday that it is still evaluating options for how to bring NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth safely, and that no plan has been made yet. But officials acknowledged more openly than before that they may decide to use a SpaceX capsule instead. “Our prime option is to return Butch and Suni on Starliner,” Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, said Wednesday in a news briefing. “However, we have done the requisite planning to make sure we have other options open, and so we have been working with SpaceX to ensure that they’re ready to respond.” Wilmore and Williams arrived at the space station on June 6 on the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. The initial plan called for them to stay in space for about a week. But problems with five of Starliner’s thrusters and helium leaking from the capsule’s propulsion system have stranded the astronauts there for more than two months as engineers on the ground gather data about the issues and attempt to troubleshoot. The mission was designed to be the final step before the agency could certify Boeing to conduct routine crewed flights to and from the ISS. The fate of that process is now up in the air. NASA did not offer any potential timeline as to when the astronauts might return if they travel back on Boeing's capsule, but Stich said that a final decision likely needs to be made by mid-August. In the meantime, the launch of one of SpaceX’s Dragon capsules — which was was slated to launch four new crew members to the space station later this month — has been postponed to give NASA and Boeing more time to deal with the Starliner problems. The SpaceX mission (known as Crew-9) is delayed by about a month. NASA officials said they could alter the plan and send two crew members to space on that vehicle instead of four, then use the capsule to bring Wilmore and Williams home. Ken Bowersox, associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate, said there have been disagreements over how to bring the astronauts home safely. “I have to admit that sometimes when we get disagreement, it’s not fun,” Bowersox said. “It can be painful having those discussions, but it’s what makes us a good organization, and it’s what will get us to a good decision as we approach that point here in the future. And I don’t think we’re too far away from making that call.” In the event that Wilmore and Williams fly home on a different vehicle, mission managers could make software adjustments to the Starliner and have it undock from the space station and return to Earth without a crew, according to Stich. Boeing officials did not take part in the briefing, but a representative for the company said in a statement: “We still believe in Starliner’s capability and its flight rationale.” “If NASA decides to change the mission, we will take the actions necessary to configure Starliner for an uncrewed return,” the statement said. The thruster issues cropped up as Starliner was nearing the space station in June, forcing delays during the docking process. The helium leaks, meanwhile, were already on mission managers’ radar before liftoff. They said at the time that the leaks were unlikely to affect the mission or the astronauts’ safety. Engineers from NASA and Boeing have been trying to replicate conditions in orbit on a test engine at the agency’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. Mission managers also conducted two “hot fire tests” in space, firing the capsule’s thrusters in short bursts while it remained docked at the space station. Stich said Wednesday that tests have revealed that a tiny Teflon seal appears to swell under high temperatures and may be partly to blame for the thruster problems. When the seal expands, it likely blocks the flow of propellant into the thrusters, he said. More testing is needed to understand the potential blockages and why they were not detected during the most recent hot fire test. Last week, NASA reported that the thrusters, which are used to maneuver the spacecraft around in orbit and guide it into position before plunging through Earth's atmosphere, appeared stable. “That gives us a lot of confidence in the thrusters, but we can’t totally prove with certainty what we’re seeing on orbit is exactly what’s been replicated on the ground,” Stich said. The recent Starliner saga has been a blow for Boeing, particularly since the program was already years behind schedule and more than $1.5 billion over budget before the astronauts launched. Boeing and SpaceX both developed their space capsules as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program — an initiative that began more than a decade ago to support private companies in building new space vehicles to take astronauts to low-Earth orbit. The program followed the retirement of NASA's space shuttles. SpaceX has been transporting astronauts to the International Space Station since 2020. http://www...ce-station-february-rcna165587 lolord! :o)
Rugian Member	Wed Aug 07 17:08:17 "NASA might keep Boeing astronauts on the space station until February — and tap SpaceX to bring them home" Oof. If that comes to pass, it will enter the history books as one of the most brutal humiliations ever experienced.
murder Member	Wed Aug 07 21:12:45 I'm not sure Boeing can be fixed. It may be time for the government to force a takeover like they do with failing banks.
TheChildren Member	Thu Aug 08 01:54:44 pwned pwned OWNED OWNED PWNED OWNED IWNED ONWND OWDNE!!!!
Paramount Member	Thu Aug 15 01:12:29 Ken Bowersox, NASA's Space Operations Division: "I know if I was in their position I'd be really happy to be there," he says. "I'd be happy to have the extra time." They are enjoying the environment, "eating that great space food", and being able to look out the window, he adds. http://www.bbc.com/news/live/clywdwp451vt Lol
TheChildren Member	Thu Aug 15 03:15:03 and have there organs deterioate and dyin
jergul large member	Thu Aug 15 03:33:31 That bbc article read like "the onion"
Paramount Member	Thu Aug 15 04:55:53 ” eating that great space food” I doubt they are eating freshly baked pizza with lots of cheese on it. More likely they have these frozen pizza slices that they are heating in a microwave oven. Or maybe they are just eating a pill every day and drinking their own recycled urine. Until february. Lol
Paramount Member	Thu Aug 15 04:58:31 If I were them I would sue Boeing when I get home, or if I get home.
TheChildren Member	Thu Aug 15 05:46:23 they dont even have frozen pizzas. they got 80s technologiez when it comes 2 frozen and canned food... unlike da chinese space station which is enjoyin culinairy delight, hainan chicken and sweet and sour chicken etc lol in fact, we shuld be thankin these yankoidz 4 bannin us in da first place. we waz forced 2 build ourselves and we build and surpassed them bigly. it feels soo good just knowin this lol
TheChildren Member	Thu Aug 15 05:47:54 well i guess pizza aint so high tech so maybe they got them pizzas lol
TheChildren Member	Thu Aug 15 05:49:02 look at da great foodz they is consumin lol http://www.nasa.gov/history/space-station-20th-food-on-iss/ i feel like watchin 80s movie
murder Member	Sat Aug 24 19:34:42 It's official ... the Starliner crew is waiting until February to get back home because Boeing is too broken to fix. http://www...onauts-boeing-capsule-00176275
Sam Adams Member	Sat Aug 24 19:43:29 Remember when boeing hired talented engineers instead of dei and mbas.
murder Member	Sat Aug 24 19:44:38 I remember when Boeing hired talented engineers instead of cutting corners to maximize short term profits.
obaminated Member	Sat Aug 24 21:12:44 I saw this on for all mankind. The astronauts went crazy and nearly murdered a Russian.
TheChildren Member	Sun Aug 25 01:09:03 told all u snowflake losers this shit aint gonna end da way u thought it wuld. told all u suckas that they downplayin this shit didnt i. being up there is "safe" they downplayed. enjoyin da time they saud. HORSESHIT, tc knew all along. up there in space, ur organs r deterioratin every DAY. BULLSHIT no way they gonna wait till feb next year. they simply downplayed da whole situation like da cucks u r. anything 2 save face, but da real smart peoples long knew how badly and humiliatin u fucked up
TheChildren Member	Sun Aug 25 01:11:41 this situation is massive OWNED on ur part... and i mean on da scale u havent seen be4, this is easly 4 times as big as fleein like rats in afhanistan that why ur country downplayed it like crazy.
Paramount Member	Sun Aug 25 02:18:08 A spectacular humiliation.
murder Member	Sun Aug 25 09:27:59 "HORSESHIT, tc knew all along. up there in space, ur organs r deterioratin every DAY." People have stayed more than a year in orbit. The record is 438 consecutive days by Russian Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov. The record for most total time in space is 1,081 days and counting, held by Oleg Kononenko a Russian Cosmonaut who is up there right now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_records The Starliner crew will be fine ... as long as they don't die. ;o)
TheChildren Member	Sun Aug 25 10:49:07 that da record u idiot.
murder Member	Thu Aug 29 18:43:12 The Starliner capsule is now scheduled to return to the surface on September 6th ... without its crew of course. Lets see if Boeing can avoid wrecking the ISS or crashing into a major city.
obaminated Member	Thu Aug 29 21:06:06 Imagine being locked in close quarters alone with a woman for 7+ months. At some point you guys will bang to break the boredom. Odds she comes down pregnant? I give it a 50/50 chance.
murder Member	Fri Aug 30 07:38:13 She's 58, so I'm going to say less than 50/50. ;o)
murder Member	Mon Sep 02 07:22:22 Starliner is just doing its own shit now. -------------------------- The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises "I don't know what's making it." On Saturday NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some strange noises emanating from a speaker inside the Starliner spacecraft. "I've got a question about Starliner," Wilmore radioed down to Mission Control, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. "There's a strange noise coming through the speaker ... I don't know what's making it." Wilmore said he was not sure if there was some oddity in the connection between the station and the spacecraft causing the noise, or something else. He asked the flight controllers in Houston to see if they could listen to the audio inside the spacecraft. A few minutes later, Mission Control radioed back that they were linked via "hardline" to listen to audio inside Starliner, which has now been docked to the International Space Station for nearly three months. Wilmore, apparently floating in Starliner, then put his microphone up to the speaker inside Starliner. Shortly thereafter, there was an audible pinging that was quite distinctive. "Alright Butch, that one came through," Mission control radioed up to Wilmore. "It was kind of like a pulsing noise, almost like a sonar ping." "I'll do it one more time, and I'll let y'all scratch your heads and see if you can figure out what's going on," Wilmore replied. The odd, sonar-like audio then repeated itself. "Alright, over to you. Call us if you figure it out." A space oddity A recording of this audio, and Wilmore's conversation with Mission Control, was captured and shared by a Michigan-based meteorologist named Rob Dale. It was not immediately clear what was causing the odd, and somewhat eerie noise. As Starliner flies to the space station, it maintains communications with the space station via a radio frequency system. Once docked, however, there is a hardline umbilical that carries audio. Astronauts notice such oddities in space from time to time. For example, during China's first human spaceflight int 2003, astronaut Yang Liwei said he heard what sounded like an iron bucket being knocked by a wooden hammer while in orbit. Later, scientists realized the noise was due to small deformations in the spacecraft due to a difference in pressure between its inner and outer walls. This weekend's sonar-like noises most likely have a benign cause, and Wilmore certainly did not sound frazzled. But the odd noises are worth noting given the challenges that Boeing and NASA have had with the debut crewed flight of Starliner, including substantial helium leaks in flight, and failing thrusters. NASA announced a week ago that, due to uncertainty about the flyability of Starliner, it would come home without its original crew of Wilmore and Suni Williams. Starliner is now due to fly back autonomously to Earth on Friday, September 6. Wilmore and Williams will return to Earth next February, flying aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft scheduled to launch with just two astronauts later this month. http://ars...ange-sonar-noises-on-saturday/
murder Member	Mon Sep 02 07:24:56 ^ audio at the link
Rugian Member	Mon Sep 02 07:33:17 Okay, this is starting to turn into the weirdest sequel to Event Horizon ever
murder Member	Mon Sep 02 07:45:17 Imagine being in an aluminum can 250 miles up and having the defective piece of crap attached to you and not knowing if it's going to explode or if can even be detached without it going haywire and crashing back into the space station. Boeing has set a new standard for imploding a global business and brand.
Paramount Member	Tue Sep 03 01:25:15 ”The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises "I don't know what's making it." The decline of the USA is now being broadcasted from space. If you haven’t made everyone your enemy you could have asked China or Russia to bring your people back to Earth safely.
murder Member	Tue Sep 03 13:22:06 They'll be fine. Unless they die. Which is sort of OK too. :o)
murder Member	Fri Sep 06 05:02:39 Today is the day that they're supposed to bring this piece of crap back down to earth. Predict the outcome: > Starliner separates from the ISS and returns to earth as planned with no major issues. > Starliner separates from the ISS and returns to earth but comes down in an unplanned location. > Starliner separates from the ISS and returns to earth but goes out of control and burns up in the atmosphere. > Starliner separates from the ISS but goes out of control and continues orbiting earth for months as a large piece of space junk. > Starliner separates from the ISS but goes out of control and crashes back into the station. > The piece of shit is determined to big of a risk to separate from the ISS and remains docked for as long as the station remains inhabited. > The fucking thing just explodes.
murder Member	Fri Sep 06 05:04:46 I'm going to guess ... > Starliner separates from the ISS and returns to earth but goes out of control and burns up in the atmosphere. And then crashes into the ocean somewhere.
Paramount Member	Fri Sep 06 06:32:57 Starliner is unable to separate from the ISS despite several efforts. Donald Trump announces that this would not have happened if he was the president and that he has a plan how to get the astronauts home FAST!!!
Rugian Member	Fri Sep 06 06:43:22 "Donald Trump announces that this would not have happened if he was the president and that he has a plan how to get the astronauts home FAST!!!" Okay, I chuckled at this.
murder Member	Fri Sep 06 06:55:23 It's still early, but I think Paramount has already won this thread.
murder Member	Fri Sep 06 07:31:40 NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline http://www...ion-landing-criteria-timeline/
TheChildren Member	Fri Sep 06 09:07:13 god damn, OWNED OPWNED OWNED OWNED!!!! I knew it! shit was being downplayed HARD. they been lyin 2 u and ur gullible population swallowed shit whole downplayed around and found out!!
Sam Adams Member	Fri Sep 06 23:03:13 Starliner renters and lands safely.
jergul large member	Sat Sep 07 00:55:36 It forgot its crew.
murder Member	Sat Sep 07 05:33:07 Sam trying to be slick. It was apparently an uneventful return. Boring! :o)
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