SpaceX To Rescue The Astronouts of Boeing's Starliner!

2024 must be the worst year for Boeing as a company. From whistleblower scandals to the aircraft safety issues making headlines, Boeing's reputation has taken a significant hit. Now, something even more serious is happening: the lives of astronauts are at risk. Boeing had one chance to turn public anger into appreciation with the Starliner project, but it seems they've blown that chance too. Now, it's not just about their reputation; it's about the safety of the astronauts stuck at the International Space Station.
As Boeing and NASA continue to address the Starliner issues, there appears to be one very reliable option for the astronauts' return to Earth and that’s SpaceX. In this video, we will discuss how this situation will end with SpaceX successfully returning the astronauts, as it has done before. Before we delve any deeper, please make sure to subscribe to our channel for future updates on this and many more topics.
The launch of Boeing's Starliner has been a journey filled with multiple challenges, even before it successfully docked with the International Space Station.
Initially scheduled for earlier dates, the first crewed launch attempt on May 6 was scrubbed due to a valve issue in the Atlas V rocket, which regulates the pressure on the upper stage. This valve was found to be malfunctioning, leading to a last-minute cancellation. Following this, the launch was rescheduled but faced another delay on June 1 when a computer card issue in the ground launch sequencer caused an automatic hold just minutes before liftoff. Engineers identified a problem with the power supply unit in one of the ground control computers, necessitating the replacement of the faulty component before another attempt could be made.
Despite these problems, the Starliner successfully launched on June 5 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Aboard the spacecraft were veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were tasked with testing the vehicle’s systems in preparation for future operational missions. The spacecraft reached a safe and stable orbit, docking with the international space station on June 6.
Now, you might think the issue has ended when the spacecraft docked with the space station, but the challenges continued to mount with technical issues and delays that have extended the return mission.
Initially, the Starliner was scheduled to return on June 18, 2024, but this was delayed due to the need for additional preparations and spacewalks that were originally planned for June 13. These spacewalks were subsequently canceled due to spacesuit discomfort.
The return was then rescheduled to June 22, 2024. However, this date also faced postponements due to ongoing technical issues with the spacecraft. Specifically, the Starliner experienced helium leaks in its propulsion system, which required further investigation.
Again, On June 18, NASA announced another delay, pushing the return date to June 26, 2024. However, experts believe that the mission will be delayed even further as Boeing still does not seem to have fully understood the underlying problems.
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[@jimm6810]

Boeing shows what happens when accountants take over and attempt to run an engineering company.

[@Tmarc7665]

Amen!

[@robertfeddeler5508]

It's happened at a number of aerospace companies I've worked for.

[@wuli8031]

same for intel.

[@jiggsborah7041]

Absolutely. This is happening across industry and you can see the result

[@thestruggler3338]

accountants and hitmen

[@jamesglass5402]

I could have predicted this before Boeing even launched. I think it is time to demand a refund from all Boeing executives. It is obvious that they are grossly overpaid.

[@fredjohnston7022]

There is no way in hell I would have gotten on that ship to start! Boeing is run by MBAs and Lawyers, not engineers - it will NEVER work again.

[@danatirrell2457]

You did predict this. Along with the rest of us taxpayers. 😢🫡

[@jayhuang7747]

too bad you couldn't predict no funds nor punishment ever.

[@SnuffitLabs]

Oh, come on! Those golden parachutes are the only things that work at Boeing any more!

[@warrentuckwell2032]

Boeing dont seem to be very good with anything electrical or electronic

[@erikswanson6687]

Boeing suffers from the mindset of all Iron Triangle companies. Boeing believed that they were so well protected that they didn’t have to compete on performance, speed, or price. I worked with Lockheed Martin on a project and I saw it first-hand. Our company was lean, hungry, and innovative. Our partner, LM, was bloated, lazy, and hidebound. They wouldn’t do ANYTHING AT ALL unless that specific action was paid for by a line item in the contract, and the price was extraordinary. The Navy wanted a proposal on something and LM wanted $300K to develop a proposal in 3 months. We did it for free in two weeks. The Navy wanted a drone submarine for our SSN’s to war game against. From design to delivery our 110’ sub was fully tested and operational in 10 months. LM literally did not care if what they provided worked or not. In fact, making things work was considered extra work for which the government had to pay extra. Boeing and LM have the Union worker mindset that the government should pay them for their time and effort, not for actual performance.

[@septembersurprise5178]

I spend eight hours a day here, you expect me to work too?

[@riversideartglass]

I worked for FRCSE (NADEP), & we routinely got F18 parts from Boeing that could not meet their own manufacturing specs, QA from them was non-existing...

[@user-hz5rk5vy1t]

I was at GE Aerospace when LM bought them and glad that I left that space a long time ago. It was good to experience the Fortune 1 company, but it was a slog and glad I went the startup route.

[@frankyim5476]

Boeing used to be a cocky rooster, now it is a feather duster.

[@edwardkuenzi5751]

This attitude seems pretty standard for government contractors. Boeing's real downfall was when they decided to run their commercial aircraft manufacturing the same way.

[@JohnOakley-eb9wc]

You know what is worse than having the competition coming to the rescue? Losing two astronauts due to malfunction. That would look really bad.

[@Dave-PL]

That's happens when your management are bigger than engineering team 🤣🤣

[@brynjones9240]

Call International Rescue, Alan Tracy get ready Thunderbirds are go!

[@MrGchiasson]

That brings back memories...back to about 1963

[@theoriginalscottmalkinson6161]

I'M PRETTY SURE ALAN IS IN A NURSING HOME ALONG WITH LADY PENELOPE AND PARKER IS RESTING COMFORTABLY 6 FEET UNDER.

[@michaelreid2329]

Good name for theSpaceX rescue mission: "Thunderbird".

[@mrhockett1]

I still watch them every Sunday morning on MeTV.

[@johnmcconville6055]

​@@MrGchiassonAbout 1965-66…..5,4,3,2,1 Thunderbirds are Go!! Strike up the orchestra

[@kennethlee494]

Nasa should bring back the Starliner unmanned and force Boeing to pay SpaceX to send up A Crew Dragon to get the astronauts.

[@ryanab01]

Best plan that I've heard yet!

[@tech5298]

I believe they are fleshing that very plan out at this moment. It’s likely the crew dragon is now going through final preparations for launch, prior to placing it on the actual rocket. 🚀

[@tech5298]

Also, I wonder if NASA is paying the recovery directly to SpaceX, (this would allow SpaceX to avoid any contractual entanglement with the failing corporation Boeing ) then deduct it and a heavy fine from Boeing’s contract.

[@ryanab01]

@terencereeder9830 you must have a crystal ball. They aren't making more helium up there, so it's anyone's guess.

[@NavyVet4955]

55 million for a dragon launch Hell that's cheap compared to the starliner's 90 million. Boeing would be getting a deal

[@jimray2281]

Imagine egos determining decision making at that level?!? It’s not like we’ve seen that before….

[@eugenec7130]

You are right. Boeing should throw away all its pride, ask help from SpaceX, re-examine why things go so wrongly and be prepared to overhaul the company. Boeing will re-emerge a rehabilitated but toughened company. The way Boeing is doing now will see itself eventually beaten by its competitors and fade away like legacy auto makers.

[@rjb6327]

But the CEO makes $32,000.000 salary plus a 45% raise. Priorities Priorities.

[@jaxjake95]

Actually, it's $32,000,000.00 or 32 million dollars!

[@rjb6327]

@@jaxjake95 I thought $32 followed by 6 zeros was $32m?

[@mrhockett1]

@@rjb6327 It is. They just couldn't help themselves.

[@troelskiel1167]

@@jaxjake95 Idiot!

[@SLJ2137694]

@@rjb6327you misplaced a decimal point.

[@milehighimmortal5282]

On the bright side, the door didn't fall off.

[@williamallmon3713]

ROTFLMAO 😂

[@gravspeed]

Yet...

[@stevesmith756]

Just wait 😮

[@n8howl]

😂

[@unfundedopportunities7278]

I can find no evidence that SpaceX has been asked to rescue stranded astronauts..

[@JustSnapper]

How else they getting home?

[@JustSnapper]

Starliner gonna burn up on re-entry even if they say its fixed. WOULD YOU TRUST BOEING?

[@user-yz6ln9cq1t]

you wont, it will all be behind the scenes until launch is announced

[@larryt90745]

I believe SpaceX is sending the Crew Dragon to the ISS later in the summer to bring back tenants of the ISS, the 2 Boeing astronauts may hitch a ride with them.

[@Metalle]

@@JustSnappermore than SpaceX 😂

[@slackerdude1958]

Who would have thought that SpaceX's "Robo Taxi" service would actually begin in space?

[@simonw3858]

Me as the name SpaceX kind of gives it away.

[@billynomates920]

@@simonw3858 yeah, he prolly should have said "elon's" but let's still appreciate the joke.

[@SouthernRotors]

It's been running since 2010...

[@taylor92493]

⁠@@billynomates920 I like thinking of the company as space express now. Glad someone didn’t “appreciate” the joke.

[@user-hz5rk5vy1t]

Lol

[@arthurjennings5202]

Sad to see what has happened to a company which used to be a bunch of engineers building airplanes. Who would have thought that buying Douglas could have imported the same culture that destroyed Douglas as well. It is time to fire the bean counters and lawyers that have ruined both Boeing and Douglas.

[@lopezb]

Exactly. Boeing should have stayed in Seattle. The bean counters took over....

[@sassyfrass4295]

Boeing also bought and then demolished Rockwell Space Division located in Downey, California aka Home of the Apollo. The place was HUGE with thousands of highly skilled engineers and employees. A huge contributor to the SOCAL economy. What a bunch of stoopid greedy jerks!

[@darwinchapmam6343]

Don't forget the unions role in this.

[@jknox2]

@@darwinchapmam6343 The unions were the ones raising the red flag about quality issues. The executives were the ones pushing on to meet KPI's so they could get bonuses.

[@SWExplore]

Sadly, it is too little too late to save Boeing. In my books, they're done!

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Not another taxpayer penny to Boeing

[@sqoobie]

absolutely.

[@reknas78]

What's that saying? You get what you pay for. You pay your employees cheap salary, you'll get a cheap product.

[@MichaelGreenham]

Do you have any idea how much Boeing donates to both political parties? No. They will always be on our tab.

[@cesarango01]

No doubt. The CEO just kept lining his pockets while time, money and lives were wasted. But that's what happens when you have political shareholders; Corruption at its finest up and down the board.

[@Ryarios]

Just hundreds of billions of them…

[@andrewaegerter532]

Boeing can't even keep doors to stay on their commercial planes, let alone the idea of them sending people into space

[@jetsetsabreena4769]

yep and just this week alone they had 2 Southwest Max 8 aircraft suffer sudden and extreme alitutude drops due to anther malfunction of the MCAS system......telling y'all Beoing is going to put themselves out of business if this s*^t continues!!!!

[@user-jh5fm7ci6o]

@@jetsetsabreena4769 This was back in 2019 I believe. Boeing re-worked the MCAS system.

[@nicosixtyfour]

If SpaceX does rescue, those astronauts… Boeing should be footing 100% of the bill to SpaceX…not NASA and the taxpayer!!!

[@eudaenomic]

They'll want a discount.

[@WorkerDroid]

NASA approved the launch..they always have final control. They fouled up.

[@jimtrack3786]

That's a fact!

[@jamesrea8454]

In my less than in depth knowledge I believe the F18 has served the Navy well. No door plugs to blow out, MCAST systems to fail.

[@SWExplore]

But you know the reality is that the US taxpayer will not only have to bail out the Boeing Starliner fiasco, but also their failing aircraft company. I, for one, will not fly on any Boeing jets, and I won't be forgetting any of this because I flew twice on the 737 MAX 8 prior to the two fatal crashes. I could have been one of those fatalities.

[@donaldalvord3604]

Come on Boeing its time to face facts swallow your pride admit you built a lemon and call Space X and bring that crew home alive

[@conveyor2]

They'd likely prefer Soyuz for the return.

[@rogerrussell9544]

@@conveyor2 They'd likely like more room and more comfort.

[@thomaswakefield6889]

Boeing doesn't have a say in bringing the astronauts back anymore. That will be NASA's call after this weekend.

[@ericulrik6659]

"Too big to fail". You know the drill.

[@garystrankman3841]

I sometime time feel they would rather risk the lives of those two astronauts than call on SpaceX and quite frankly NASA isn't much better they are so political and in bed with all sorts of politicians.

[@clarencehopkins7832]

How many people in government have stock or received stuff from Boeing

[@julianr.7186]

Many. Otherwise I can´t understand how they are still on business.

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

Only politicians...

[@theoriginalscottmalkinson6161]

CHUCK AND NANCY FOR SURE.

[@jamiemorgan4146]

Boeing is part and parcel of our criminal government. Follow the money into politicians pockets. People are disposable pawns to them. Time everyone woke up and stop these criminals .

[@jbountalas]

There was a documentary about how Boeing started losing its way when it took over Douglas. Apparently after that you got more finance types and less engineers being c-level executives, so the CEO no longer was an engineer who knew how planes had to be built. After that, it was a slow insidious change. I think they need to go back to those earlier days when the people who ran the company knew what was needed to build airplanes, and they ran the company accordingly. Profit seems to be the only priority now, and you see the effects, both in the civil aviation part of the company and in the space flight section. It's sad. They decided to rehash the 737 into the Max and made a bunch of poor design choices trying to go (relatively) cheap and save money over a clean sheet design. So now there are two crashed planes, a few hundred dead people, and the FAA is in Boeing's plants watching them build airplanes, and Boeing can't even say when their brand new 777x planes are going to be certified for commercial flight by the FAA. So, I'm not surprised by the problems Boeing is having with the Star Liner, and if SpaceX manages to pull Boeing's chestnuts out of the fire, well, what can I say? How the mighty have fallen.

[@stephenskinner4857]

I’m a retire from Boeing, but I’ve never respected their management. I only retired from them because they bought the company I worked for. Boeing isn’t a technical company over the last 20 years; they are an acquisition company run by bean-counters. Their Space portion of their company was acquired from Douglas Space Division. To much to say that isn’t fit without a formal interview. I also was a main designer of the First iteration of the Space Station. Again not as a Boeing employee. They need less BS business types and lawyers, and more REAL Engineers and technicians.

[@tanagra2]

Ask any engineer if you should do this. The uncrewed mission was a complete failure. Shall we launch again but this time put two astronauts in it?

[@silentowlscribe]

They don't listen to the on-the-ground engineers. They don't listen to the quality people.

[@jackwilbur9419]

They didn’t listen to not launch the shuttle in cold weather. Wtf

[@recoilrob324]

@@jackwilbur9419 I thought the same thing. NASA was getting SO upset with the delays they said "To hell with it...launch'! I'm sorry...but to launch a MANNED spacecraft with KNOWN PROBLEMS is unacceptable. The Boeing rep said in an interview "We thought we had the problem fixed'. Well....obviously you didn't! And look at all the heads that have rolled for all the mistakes they've made.....oh...wait...nobody gets fired. Everyone gets their paycheck no matter how badly they've done their job. That's why they're failing.

[@rbnilsern]

Why do austronauts want to be a part of this!? Seems too risky.

[@solarissv777]

​@@rbnilsernwhy did astronauts fly the Space shuttle even though they knew the thing was a death trap after the first flight (yeah, the tiles were getting damaged even back then), why did they oppose the shuttle to have the ability to fly autonomouslsy? They just wanted to go to space and they are OK to take the tremendous risks and do what has to be done. They are crazy people, extremely intelligent, highly motivated and trained crazy people.

[@dianesaenger9412]

These are not band aid issues. It was bad enough they launched, the crew has risked enough, use Dragon and bring Starliner home on it's own, find the true source of their problems (no matter how far back the oreign) and start the fix from there.

[@harpintn]

The problem with Boeing is systemic.

[@johnpodo]

Nope. NASA should scrap contract with NASA and move on.

[@jeffsong3579]

Now everything is decided by politicians who don't have any technic skills. Fix it isn't that easy to do. Fix politicians mindset more urgent.

[@rhudy64]

If I were an astronaut up there I'd say fuck no I'm not riding home with that.

[@LasVegas68]

No shit, right!

[@johnwilson5743]

LOL. Perhaps the Starliner crew could stick their thumbs out... and hitch a ride. Be the first Space Hitchhikers. "Hello, SpaceX, Hello Uncle Elon. Are you going my way?"

[@Alex-kw9kb]

They probably did.

[@JamesEhler]

Where's that Tesla Roadster that Elon launched into orbit some time ago?

[@Alex-kw9kb]

@@JamesEhler Google "Where is Starman" for a live update.

[@Kaptain.Obvious]

All Boeing’s execs will sleep well knowing they overwhelmingly achieved their DEI quotas guaranteeing their huge year end bonuses.

[@stevesmith8315]

Time for more CEO BONUSES

[@gregorygoeppner1621]

Prime example of greed over safety! Very sad!

[@oneal229james]

Greed over safety for money …can anyone say CHALLENGER

[@anne-mariehenry2903]

Have a problem the US Government just throws more money 💰 at it 😮!!!

[@romano4190]

Gently correct me if I’m wrong. Aren’t the astronauts NASA personnel? If they are, then doesn’t Boeing have little to no say on whether SpaceX should rescue the astronauts? I think NASA should simply tell SpaceX: “Please go get our astronauts.”

[@ARUSApacecarHAMPTON]

The astronauts are actually Boeing employees.

[@richarnold1224]

once Boeing merged with McDonell Douglas it was all over when the stock price became more important than anything else.

[@clifforddicarlo9178]

With its Cost+ contracts, Boeing succeeds and PROFITS by failing.

[@michaelreid2329]

This isn't a Cost + contract

[@jameslaughter5183]

@@michaelreid2329 Then what is your assessment as to why they are failing?

[@michaelreid2329]

​@@jameslaughter5183if Boeing cancels, the financial penalties would be hideous.

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Remove Boeing from all government contracts

[@ahmataevo]

My dad saved Boeing's contracts when Cheney was cancelling them all to give to his friends. His bosses told mom that he saved the company. He got nothing for all that effort, spending every other week in DC for years. No extra pay or bonus or anything. He shouldn't have bothered.

[@flatcapcaferacer]

Boeing is critical in manufacturing for the EKV and Standard Missile 3 missile systems which are designed to intercept ICBMs. Boeing has many divisions performing well and obviously some that are pretty terrible. There are only a few defense industries left the U.S. and we need them all.

[@TheMrMused]

You have no idea how many different systems that Boeing provides, without flaw, to the US defense industry. Until you've got a grasp on reality, you're embarrassing yourself with your ignorance.

[@hankp9230]

Can't remove Boeing from government contracts where would our congressmen and women get their kickbacks from?

[@straunwagner6322]

@@flatcapcaferacerno we don’t

[@danam.8709]

If the Astronauts don't come back, Healthy and Whole, all of Boeing and NASA officers go up on the next Launch. Like it or not.

[@SWExplore]

There won't be another Boeing Starliner launch. It's all over for the Starliner.

[@ronlu2952]

Pray for the safe return of our astronauts!🙏🙏🙏

[@SWExplore]

Prayer is not going to do any good. A rescue from Spacex will make all the difference to bring those two astronauts home safely.

[@kokyenkeong7660]

No chance come back to earth Bye Bye REST IN PEACE

[@n8howl]

🙏🏻👍🏻

[@brianwhetton9621]

It's disappointing that Boing have placed the lives of astronauts at risk.

[@johnpodo]

@NASA. Pick up your phone and call SpaceX to bring "Starliner" astronauts home. Enough is enough.

[@djspectrein]

And force Boeing to pay spacex for crew dragon for bring astronautz back

[@tech5298]

STAR LINGER (“you had to let it linger”🎶)

[@stephenlozano2816]

This is more than embarrassing for Boeing, but at least the Starliner hatch didn’t blow off its hinges mid flight.

[@YeahThatsTough]

No C suite pay packages have been harmed

[@daniel02dejesus]

Did anyone else notice how excited Suni Williams was to reach the ISS? Maybe it wasn't just about the accomplishment. The Boeing spacecraft had major issues with helium and thrusters! She must have been so relieved to arrive safely. Thoughts?😬😬😬

[@TalkingGIJoe]

they actually had the nerve to send people up in one of these death traps...

[@NaySayersRanch]

What the hell were they thinking letting that thing go up in the space with all the other problems they've had even remotely knowing that this could be the outcome they should have never sent them. This may be the end of that company

[@randywise5241]

Boing sucks. It doesn't pay to be a whistle blower on them either. They are more concerned about the DEI score then safety.

[@Hardwaregeekx]

Well, we know what they do to whistle blowers.

[@MsShaunaM]

DEI has nothing to do with this. It's all about money and politics.

[@larryjacobson5228]

Always happens when the bean counters are in charge

[@bighoss9705]

The whistle blower laws are a big joke!

[@davidpage3893]

Whistle blowers end up dead, even with the laws protecting them they end up “Killing Themselves”.

[@TheGreat_One1988]

The astronauts aren’t in any danger, they were safe as soon as they got out of Boeings vehicle. Boeing is the danger here, they never should have launched it with a crew in my opinion. What is happening to Boeing? Their planes are having issues and now their Starliner is. They need to get their heads out of each other’s butts and get with the program.

[@ahmataevo]

The program is DEI. It's ok if astronauts get unalived to prove they weren't ray cists.

[@jetsetsabreena4769]

Yep 2 Southwest Max 8 aircraft suffered MCAS failures this week in flight resulting in a rapid loss of altitude!!!!

[@jamiemorgan4146]

What about the two whistleblowers they’ve Murdered?

[@NibsNiven]

Starliner has been a problem since its inception in 2010.

[@SWExplore]

Sadly, it's a case of too little too late. Boeing is done!

[@jnichols3]

Just imagine the hurt feelings. The astronauts go up in a Boeing Starliner, but return in a SpaceX Dragon, and step out on the deck in SpaceX pressure suits, with photoshoots later with their arms around Elon.

[@okirooju3787]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jater10]

@@okirooju3787Great PR for Elon and SpaceX. Meanwhile more scrutiny for Boeing

[@williamholcombe31]

Five years behind schedule and 5 billion over budget 😮 Thanks Boeing 👍 GOOD JOB .

[@joshwebb1493]

I love SpaceX so much because I was so worried about the astronauts. Boeing space agency broke my heart as I was so worried about the astronauts.

[@jpieroni]

I know not to fly on a Boeing aircraft... why doesn't NASA?

[@slowery43]

you clearly don't have the money to fly Boeing so you have no choice so your cutesey post is a moot point

[@SWExplore]

You do realize that Boeing is so far too big to fail, don't you.

[@Bigfoothawk]

​​@@SWExplore nothing is too big to fail. Remember 2008 I do.

[@marthajohnson2775]

Go SpaceX!

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

Yeah go SpaceX and rescue those astronutz!!!

[@gregmiller7123]

The saying used to be “If it’s not Boeing, I’m not going”! Now it’s “If it’s a Boeing, it’s not going”! 🤬

[@Afterburner]

So... what we are seeing is the equivalent of Tony Stark versus Hammer Industries - lol.

[@ahmataevo]

Armand Hammer was a vile man.

[@danielcarter491]

Elon Stark? I never knew!

[@Afterburner]

@@danielcarter491 - LOL

[@Afterburner]

@@ahmataevo - lol - Indeed..

[@maxwill6408]

I suggested this just as the Boeing's Starliner was docking at the ISS.

[@bernardbernardo6900]

Coz Boing have 7 engineers and 47 managers

[@johnb9587]

What was that famous quote…..” get wokegobroke “ another example of dei at its finest.

[@BarfingGerbil]

Beyond embarrassing, Boeing actually failed here. The StuckLiner / StarLemon can't safely return a crew from orbit. DEI = Destroying Enterprises Internally.

[@Sweetlyfe]

Why don’t you blame the real culprits, the executives of the companies who try and make as much money as possible, which means safety is compromised.

[@yondu689]

@@Sweetlyfe When you don't hire the best and brightest but by the color of your skin this is what you get.

[@williammoreno2378]

All the accountants running Boeing are white males, so you DEI analogy sucks.

[@fullyloadedwp]

Exactly right. Stop hiring the hood. Hire the people that know what there doing.

[@billxam2674]

Just dump the thing into the ocean and send a dragon with space x suits.

[@edwardsmith5650]

Yeah, who cares if they got a degree from an online school, just so they have the right skin color, sex. and political standing. Kind of like the FBI's employment strategy.

[@tobyihli9470]

It INSANE how much money NASA has blown on Boeings shit show! That’s OUR MONEY! Demand a refund, and hire SpaceX

[@thestruggler3338]

space x just as dumb

[@Hardwaregeekx]

Imagine if you were one of those astronauts and was told they are going to have to use the Starliner to return to earth. I hope they bought a big fat life insurance.

[@user-bk1kk9tl9b]

Why does Starliner look like it was designed in the 60’s?

[@kaijen2688]

Because the Atlas rocket was designed in the 50's and last used for a manned mission during project mercury.

[@Ravenflight104]

Because Starliner, in essence, is a slightly enlarged Apollo capsule.

[@jamesschenk]

The apollo space capsule was a much better craft then this piece of shit it was reliable all the time

[@noelle3551]

You have made a valid point! The inside of the starliner compared to Dragon looks antiquated!

[@dibble411]

It was it just took them this long to make it fly

[@braylinbateman4369]

Go figure, anything the gov is involved in not only fails but takes 5x longer than usual. 5x the budget. There should be laws to keep the govern out of all business period.

[@Hardwaregeekx]

Boeing is a private company.

[@cruzin6123]

As someone who has spent the last 30 years in the corporate world. Boeing's problem is too many chiefs creating a bloated bureaucracy. They should streamline management to the bare minimum. I have watched simple approvals take months or never get done. Each manager at the next level questions everything and sends it back for revisions resulting in very little getting approved. Musk doesn't have the big bureaucracy and it shows. He created the best space program in the history of mankind.

[@sweetdragon36067]

Amazing how many years Boeing has been in this business and has to be rescued by a relatively new company that has out shined all the other space companies by a great length. SpaceX ROCKS!!!!!! I look forward to seeing the first astronaut going to Mars from a SpaceX launch!!!!

[@PG-ku9qd]

Let's replace engineers with managers and executives who are all about DEI. What could possibly go wrong?

[@michaelchen4879]

The tragedy is those fat cats will get even fatter.

[@rustywp]

There are two Dragon's at the ISS, ready to fly!

[@chandrachurniyogi8394]

what NASA actually needs is a miniaturized Space Shuttle . . . a reusable fixed wing space plane based on the STS but smaller than the Space Shuttle . . . it'll be able to carry 5 - 8 astronauts & 10 tons of cargo payload with space to spare . . . Boeing is like a 60,890 ton ww2 battleship that has sustained hits from multiple torpedos & several armour piercing rounds from 16.0 in. main gun . . . but she still sails . . . nothing can bring it down . . .

[@BeatniksVids]

The difference between hiring workers who care and hiring workers who punch a clock for a check.

[@billtruett8593]

Boeing get over your self this is human life’s we’re talking about… screw your reputation and why is it that when nasa , blue origin and others when said spacex is like saying a dirty word…. This is Human life’s …grow up.

[@JohanVisser-sq1ng]

Its a miracle that they actually reached the ISS

[@JohnBdog]

It isn't likely a matter of "thin" resources, but more likely a matter of "competency" of resources. Hiring more, otherwise unaccomplished, "MBA's", and legal staff, is not a solution. It is the problem.

[@TheWolfsnack]

I always thought the scrapping of the Shuttle and going back to capsules was silly....

[@johnreynolds875]

One major problem for Boeing is their union. Even their engineers are forced into a union that limits hours they can work. Union work rules slow everything and result in great inefficiencies . SpaceX is not inhibited by a union and their engineers and technicians can do whatever it takes to get the job done on time and/or under budget.

[@littlewink7941]

Blame the Union, and the workers, typical US mentality!

[@dash5257]

When you change to a DEI company, bad things happen. Boeing can't even keep their jets together, and having them in the space program is a huge mistake!

[@NeroontheGoon]

GO WOKE, GO BROKE!

[@Rgraceful1]

What ever you do don't blow a whistle around them .People die .

[@theoriginalscottmalkinson6161]

DEI WORKS FOR USPS BUT THEY JUST HIRE A COUPLE OF WHITE GUYS TO DO THE WORK OF A HUNDRED DIVERSITY HIRES. IT'S HARD TO FIT ALL THOSE DIVERSITY HIRES INTO A SPACE CAPSULE THOUGH.

[@ahmataevo]

Imagine seeing the Ugandan "space program" and thinking "Yep, that's what we want! Not what Werner von Braun made!"

[@chrissmith7669]

Starliner will return just fine. Save the sensational headlines

[@wtstfire]

So, Boeing would rather risk the lives of the astronauts than their reputation. Imagine how their reputation will tank if they loose that bet.

[@VenableDance1]

Imo, the pictures and videos of Boeing [ Starliner ] engineers managing and monitoring systems with suites and ties, says it all. They have other priorities other than designing and producing an exceptional space vehicle. Maybe it's political, maybe it's financial, maybe it's both.

[@timterry5689]

Those are NASA engineers in NASA's MCC. Boeing hired us as the training and ops teams. I'm sorry that you don't appreciate that there's a professional dress code in MCC.

[@VenableDance1]

@@timterry5689 Take off the ties, let the blood flow, relax. Focus on the technology [ what engineers do best ] not dress codes...!

[@timterry5689]

You clearly don't understand the professionalism and culture of excellence at NASA. Remember Apollo 13? You didn't see a bunch a cargo-shorts-wearing surfer dudes walk in and save the crew. If you didn't know the culture, stop judging what we wear. That's childish.

[@rachellynn1507]

Boeing's problem started with the acquisition of McDonnell/Douglas‼️ Boeing really hasn't been the same since.

[@hawaiifiles]

Space X did not rescue the crew of the troubled, leaking Soyuz capsule crew. The astronaut/cosmonauts stayed on the ISS for a longer time while Russia sent up another Soyuz to successfully bring the stranded crew home.

[@XX-fq8kp]

THE FISH ROTS FROM THE HEAD 😂😂😂

[@aurynaichi7030]

Not sure I like listening to computer-voiced text. It tends to over-run, over-pronounce and miscue elements of speech. In this case I had to abandon halfway through because there was a lack of "getting to the point" - partly the text writer and partly the annoyance of the machine-generated voice.

[@markl8111]

Boeing problem is management is more concerned with political issues, DEI, diversity, and inclusion. Space and the design of space craft require the best minds, the most productive minds. Not equity!

[@jakeremington9332]

I think your wrong, I think it's greed. The planes they have pushed out that crashed and killed over 300 was from greedy scumbags trying to push unfinished planes through so they didn't lose out on profit. Not to much of a jump to assume the entire company is greedy and run by scumbags. The politics are always crap, until people wake up and realize we are not a democracy, we are a constitutional republic.

[@jakeremington9332]

Not to mention the whistle blowers they obviously had murdered.

[@danatirrell2457]

While I believe it is Boeing management as the problem, I’m not buying what you are stepping in, my friend. You’re making your world smaller.

[@mikecrawford3805]

@@danatirrell2457DEI policies, are self-explaining, and are sure-fire recipe for failure, no matter what, the endeavor may be.

[@danatirrell2457]

@@mikecrawford3805 I’ve never heard that before. 🤨 Is that like your preconceived idea of who is, and who isn’t? Same recipe, is it not? 😎 I agree to disagree on this.🫡

[@janick01ify]

Weird, how caring about humanity makes a better company

[@Semyon_Semyonych]

Just two words: "Strickt audit." Or, "Boeing, where's the money?!"

[@YeahThatsTough]

Why did the send people and not cargo until leaks fixed

[@johncrumpley8702]

Thank God that Boeing didn't risk the astronauts welfare.

[@oneal229james]

Yeah I keep getting images of COLUMBIA

[@BarfingGerbil]

SpaceX Falcon to the rescue!

[@susanaflores5191]

SpaceX ! ❤

[@alancoepman5210]

Bigger problem I see, there looks like there is no Quality Assurance and inspections. That includes Aircraft and Space Vehicles.

[@YeahThatsTough]

At least the doors haven’t popped

[@robertthomas1569]

yet

[@joshuabessire9169]

Tell that to Gus Grissom. "Oh, we've fixed the door-popping problem!"

[@albertsnow8835]

Is it a coincidence that Boeing is having all this trouble at the same time they went all in on DEI?

[@Databyter]

I don't know why Boeing can't get its leadership and management to maintain quality together. After all, listen to their "focus" on leadership Quote: "We know diversity must be at the table for every important decision our company makes - every challenge we face, every innovation we design. Equity, diversity and inclusion are core values because they make Boeing - and each of us individually - better." Meanwhile Spacex simply hires the most motivated, intelligent, and experienced people, and that is their focus, and this thing called DEI takes a back seat. Their tanks and valves seem to not have holes in them. Their spacesuits are built for actual activity, not paper specs. Their rocket tests are PHYSICAL not simulated. Their crews and teams ARE diverse, but might not meet some arbitrary standard, and too bad because all of those people have moral, and respect their more talented and experienced managers and engineers. I don't know if this is the biggest factor in Boeings failure to live up to it's experience. But when you throw out the very things that made you great, in exchange for some virtue signalling propoganda, there might be some consequences. And when you are space walking, you don't give a damn if a Trans engineer designed your CO2 filter, or a Latino American managed the assembly of your face shield. You just want it to work, and expect that the people who do those things the best, will rise to the top because of performance and aptitude, not quota's and equity. At Spacex they don't say what woman can we put in charge of operations. They say who is the most experienced and qualified. Turns out it was a woman with massive experience related to the industry. The "diversity" was not a prime consideration. Society is making a mistake when it forces outcomes, instead of encouraging social evolution. You should eliminate discrimination. But not by arbitrarily putting people in positions of authority based on gender, race, or culture. The key thing is not to allow restrictions, not to push any particular outcome. There is a saying "It's not rocket science" to refer to something being relatively normal on a skills level basis. Well Rocket Science IS rocket science, and there are only a small percentage of people in the world who can design, manufacture, and assemble complex rocket systems. The focus at Spacex is to without discrimination, elevate the most talented people to the places they can shine and ensure success for the project. This is something that the whole company, and all the employees in it can get behind. Judge a tree by it's fruits. Musk is doing it right. Boeing needs to learn the lesson, if it even CAN, because the leadership at Boeing, like many Companies, may be too incompetent to troubleshoot their own deficiencies and correct their course. And it is a lot more than DEI and bad leadership and lack of morale. They need to remember what made them great, and focus on excellence. And have the courage to not give a damn what anybody else thinks about it. Leadership comes from within. It is not done by committees and trial balloons. Just sayin. Databyter

[@Winiboy]

very well written Sir

[@paulhoefler9384]

Starliner has given the ISS a new name - The Hotel California. You can checkout but you can never leave.😁

[@stevengeorges9046]

YOUR HEADLINE IS CLICKBATE!!! The decision to rescue Starliner has not been made yet.

[@djspectrein]

Nobody knows, this can be happening in the background

[@johnkeviljr9625]

Boeing - WTF? How’s DEI working for you?

[@TerryB751]

Boeing's diversification may also be the clue as to why Elon's SpaceX is successful but his cybertruck has a lot of critics. It's hard to have the same degree of quality everywhere.

[@jiggsborah7041]

Risk increases because SpaceX will have to rush the mission .

[@SevenDeMagnus]

So sad, thankfully SpaceX is there. God bless.

[@dwightpierce9973]

It's BOEING infected with DEI ?

[@BarfingGerbil]

Like a cancer!

[@user-fb8jb5yi6g]

It's way worse. We are a lessor people than previous generations. We don't have the level of engineers at scale anymore. NASA is more worried about their strong independent black astronaut in a wheel chair commic book thans saving white astronauts. 😊

[@timduhamel5760]

NASA went on record saying if they blew up rockets as often the SpaceX did they would lose their jobs.

[@tombusby2333]

This is the best mini-series...thanks for filming it in the Hollywood Basement

[@lzgbe.1961]

I don't remember SpaceX returning a Russian crew stranded at ISS??

[@edwardsmith5650]

You probably didn't because MSM wouldn't air the mission because Elon changed his Party affiliation from Left to Right.

[@John.McAfees.Dead.Mans.Switch]

They weren't theoretically stranded, but the Biden admin refused to allow the Soyuz to dock and rescue them like Russia has done since the 1970's. Politics are more important than life in a dictatorship.

[@Liquidspaceman]

You neglected to mention how Boeing business structure promotes DEI and not hiring the best, but rather hiring minority quotas instead. Don't let their pride get in the way of safety. Bring them home with SpaceX.

[@nfineon]

"We would rather have the ISS and all the astronaughts there burn up rather than face the embarrassment of our main competitor rescuing us." - BOEING enginner, _probably_

[@ItsVideos]

Did I miss something? I don't think this article mentions that Boeing knew of helium leaks before they launched. They decided to launch anyway.