This really sucks; it's not good for the human body to be in microgravity for that long.
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
What's the hold up? I've heard about the trip extension but not why
Boeing made the shuttle they used to go up and should use to go back down.
And, well, Boeing made the capsule.
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.
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.
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.
Don't forget Sierra Space's Dream Chaser
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.
It is like the worst sequel to The Martian.
Not spinning is better for repairability. If we do a manned mission to Io on Jupiter it starts to make a lot of sense since there is so much less debris in space further away from earth so repairs are less frequent.
