2024-07-27 21:04:11
The astronauts are not stuck in space as this user suggests. As per the article they've linked: "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." [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(15-1-30) Author
2024-07-27 21:08:33
The two astronauts are not stuck in the Boeing Starliner. They are aboard the ISS, which the Starliner vehicle is docked to, with no confirmed returned date yet due to technical issues. NASA have stated that backup options to bring the astronauts home are in review. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(26-4-28) Author
2024-07-27 21:10:27
Both astronauts are again not "stranded" on the International Space Station, NASA and Boeing are conducting thorough tests of the Starliner service module while the crew module is a lifeboat for the two astronauts in the event of an emergency. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(46-0-40) Author
2024-07-27 21:25:28
NNN Being incapable of scheduled return due to technical failure is effectively "stranded". NASA and Boeing has to mitigate the PR disaster and avoid the s-word. They have people on payroll for this, you don't have to carry water for them. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(16-0-8) Author
2024-07-27 21:29:45
NNN “Definition of stranded is unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport” [Link] Every single link above explains how and why they are stranded but that NASA is saying they’re not, without knowing how & when they can get them home [Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(27-0-5) Author
2024-07-27 22:10:33
The home trip for the astronauts is already planned. NASA and SpaceX have a signed contract. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(26-0-36) Author
2024-07-27 23:40:31
NNN - all current notes and the situation discussed fall under the definition of stranded, and the sources used describe what would be called a rescue plan. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(10-0-6) Author
2024-07-28 03:29:52
NASA and Boeing are taking the opportunity to analyze and troubleshoot issues on Starliner's service module that, in an emergency, would not prevent the 2 astronauts from returning home aboard it. Here's a thread detailing the latest NASA press briefing just a couple days ago [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(39-0-20) Author