> But they’ve said repeatedly that the astronauts are not stranded and that in the case of an emergency, they could fly home in Starliner. SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, which has been flying astronauts to the space station for NASA since 2020, could be used as a backup if necessary, NASA officials said.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 9.8 ms ] thread> But they’ve said repeatedly that the astronauts are not stranded and that in the case of an emergency, they could fly home in Starliner. SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, which has been flying astronauts to the space station for NASA since 2020, could be used as a backup if necessary, NASA officials said.
So I guess that's somewhat a possibility?
This sounds like a Bond villain: you are my guest you are free to leave any time. Of course, you risk death doing so, but you can leave any time.
If they were stuck in starliner capsule, that would suck. Space Station is fairly hospitable.
Also NASA has many options, SpaceX dragon is a proven vehicle.
“Stuck Indefinitely” is a strong word here.
They aren’t stranded, it’s a well supported mission.