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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The astronauts took off in that machine after the Boeing airplane fiascoes went mainstream. What was going through their heads? Why did they think this time would be OK when it's that much riskier than ordinary plane flights?

I would love to hear their interviews after they return safely, somehow, in the future.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not going to defend Boeing in any way, but is it a bit reductive to say their commercial plane parts have quality problems, therefore their NASA stuff will too?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Their space capsule and rocket tests had issues too

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Not only that, but they kept finding leaks on the rocket leading up to launch

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I imagine you don't become an astronaut by being scared of potential failures.