return2ozma@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTrump asks SpaceX to bring "abandoned" Starliner crew home, blames Biden administration for inactionwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoCrew rotations are usually 6 months. Starliner launched while 4 Dragon-launched astronauts were already on ISS. The next Dragon for a 6 month mission launched with 2 astronauts, leaving 2 seats for the Starliner crew to return on.
Why the delay then?
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Crew rotations are usually 6 months. Starliner launched while 4 Dragon-launched astronauts were already on ISS. The next Dragon for a 6 month mission launched with 2 astronauts, leaving 2 seats for the Starliner crew to return on.