8 days of "business trip" turned into 8 months. many media said that astronauts stranded in space embarrassed nasa
2024-08-31
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cctv news:two american astronauts who were unable to return to earth due to a spacecraft malfunction have been stranded at the international space station for more than two months. nasa announced on the 24th that it had decided to allow the two astronauts who flew to the international space station on boeing's "starliner" to return to earth on boeing's competitor's "dragon" spacecraft. in response, many media reported that this incident put nasa in an embarrassing position and was a "public humiliation" to boeing.
many media pointed out that this means that the two astronauts, who originally planned to "travel" in space for 8 days, will have to work on the international space station for more than 8 months.
for nasa, using the dragon spacecraft to pick up people actually disrupted a series of original work arrangements for the space station. the dragon spacecraft was originally scheduled to be launched in mid-august to complete the routine astronaut rotation mission. but now it has been adjusted to september, and the four astronauts who were supposed to go to space have to be "reduced" because two of the only four seats need to be reserved for the two astronauts stranded in the space station.
in addition, jan osberg, a senior engineer at the rand corporation specializing in aerospace and defense research, believes that this incident will cause "embarrassment" to the united states because the design problems of the "starliner" "should have been discovered earlier."
agence france-presse commented that the starliner spacecraft malfunctioned and the two astronauts were forced to board a competitor's spacecraft to return home, which was undoubtedly a double whammy for boeing, which has suffered frequent safety accidents in civil aviation in recent years and has repeatedly hit its reputation. the washington post and other media outlets believe that nasa's latest decision is another "public humiliation" for boeing at the "worst moment."
in addition, cnn reported on the 24th that after boeing's "starliner" returned from the space station, nasa was supposed to decide whether to issue the company an official license for manned space flight, but it now appears that boeing has clearly failed to achieve its mission goals. if the certification is denied, boeing will suffer further reputational and economic losses.
on june 5, 2024, boeing's "starliner" spacecraft carried two american astronauts and then arrived at the international space station. according to the plan, the two astronauts should return to earth on june 14, but due to problems such as thruster failure and helium leakage, the return date has been repeatedly postponed. at present, the two have been stranded in the international space station for more than 2 months.
