teft@lemmy.world to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoNASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsuleapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down13cross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
arrow-up1195arrow-down1external-linkNASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsuleapnews.comteft@lemmy.world to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
minus-squaresuperkretlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up91arrow-down1·3 months agoThat’s the correct decision. Last time NASA decided to send back astronauts on a known-damaged spacecraft, they all died. Better to be safe.
minus-squarezzz711@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 months agoThe space shuttle Columbia in 2003
That’s the correct decision. Last time NASA decided to send back astronauts on a known-damaged spacecraft, they all died.
Better to be safe.
When was that?
The space shuttle Columbia in 2003