For here am I sitting in my tin can

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• Unboxious@ani.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This really sucks; it’s not good for the human body to be in microgravity for that long.

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  • xthexder@l.sw0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, leg day gets a lot harder when you’re floating. Not to mention they’re missing all the normal walking around and lifting gravity forces us to do…

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    • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Just make the station spin really fast 🤷🏻‍♂️

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    • darganon@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They have a squat machine up there.

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  • ElCanut@jlai.lu ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not sure that their stay will be long enough that microgravity becomes a problem, I saw here that average mission length is around 6 months

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• SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What’s the hold up? I’ve heard about the trip extension but not why

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  • Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Boeing made the shuttle they used to go up and should use to go back down.

    And, well, Boeing made the capsule.

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  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Boeing’s starliner capsule is faulty.

    It’s also docked and blocking one of the two docking ports on the ISS.

    It can’t be remotely undocked.

    It will probably kill its occupants on re-entry.

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    • KeepFlying@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The last update I heard (granted that was weeks ago now) was that the capsule was faulty but still perfectly functional for reentry. They just wanted to do more testing first since reentry would also destroy their opportunity to learn more about what’s wrong.

      Its apparently still entirely functional for emergency reentry.

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    • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are they whistleblowers?

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    • Spacehooks@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wonder if they can use a robot to detach it from the inside.

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• WalnutLum@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Firefly needs to hurry up and make a human-rated capsule instead of cargo farings.

  I have high hopes for a company that can set up a rocket almost from scratch in 24 hours.

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  • gil2455526@lemmy.eco.br ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Don’t forget Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser

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    • nBodyProblem@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I work in the industry and know people who work dream chaser.

      I’d honestly rather take my chances with the Boeing capsule than sign up for a ride on Dream Chaser.

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• jadelord@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It is like the worst sequel to The Martian.

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