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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule (apnews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by teft@lemmy.world to c/spaceflight@sh.itjust.works

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[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When has that ever happened?

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

only for starliner as far as i know, every other boeing thing is cost plus

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

finally NASA making decent financial decisions

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

they really dodged the bullet with this one

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Yep, it only took 50 years of lessons with the same contractors to learn it am I right?

[–] Bangs42@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Starliner and Crew Dragon both, if we're talking manned space capsules.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

crew dragon isn't Boeing is it

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

No, but it is fixed-price, which I think is what @Bangs42@lemmy.world was getting at.