Leaving the astronauts on the ISS was the safest option. They will come home in 6 months’ time on a proven, reliable spaceship that isn’t on a test flight.
I don't see anyone talking about the mental health of the two astronauts stuck on the ISS for so long. Don't forget, they were prepared for an 8 day trip, not an 8 month tour.
@@araara4746 : Mental health is not an issue here, especially since they didn’t have to fly home on a potentially unsafe Starliner. Both astronauts have done 8 month shifts on the ISS before, so it’s a return to a familiar routine for them now, and for their families as well.
@@timonsolus No astronaut has ever done an 8-month shift on the ISS. The usual shift is 6 months. To date, the longest shift ever on the ISS is 215 days, a little over seven months, by astronaut Mike Lopez-Alegria.
@@araara4746 : Yes, sorry, 6 months is the normal period for a (US mission) stay on the ISS. Actually, 3 astronauts (2 Russian, 1 American) once spent 370 days on the ISS. They were the crew of Soyuz MS-22 and came home on Soyuz MS-23. Their mission was extended because Soyuz MS-22 was damaged by a micrometeorite and had to return home unmanned. Russia has conducted several missions to the ISS of around a year in length, most with 1 American astronaut on the crew.
NASA doesn’t have the confidence that it had back in its early days. The Challenger and Columbia disasters, costing the lives of 14 astronauts, ended that era. Today’s NASA is extremely risk-averse, always picking the safest option.
@@JosephGithinji-jf8de : What are you talking about? Space has nothing to do with hegemony. Any perceived lead the US had in space ended with the Shuttle Program (which was a very costly evolutionary dead end).
@@timonsolus what you just said was nonsense. The Americans never went to the moon. If they went in the 60s, today they would have military base on the moon. Technologies in 60s was too ancient compared to today's. But there is always an excuse for the loser. Lol.
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Now imagine if something happens to the spacecraft when they try returning after 6 months....
They missed the ultimate chance to bring the astronauts on the same starliner @
I'm agree 😊👍 sometimes in our decision the wrong one become correct ✌️
Leaving the astronauts on the ISS was the safest option. They will come home in 6 months’ time on a proven, reliable spaceship that isn’t on a test flight.
I don't see anyone talking about the mental health of the two astronauts stuck on the ISS for so long.
Don't forget, they were prepared for an 8 day trip, not an 8 month tour.
@@araara4746 : Mental health is not an issue here, especially since they didn’t have to fly home on a potentially unsafe Starliner. Both astronauts have done 8 month shifts on the ISS before, so it’s a return to a familiar routine for them now, and for their families as well.
@@timonsolus
No astronaut has ever done an 8-month shift on the ISS. The usual shift is 6 months. To date, the longest shift ever on the ISS is 215 days, a little over seven months, by astronaut Mike Lopez-Alegria.
@@araara4746 : Yes, sorry, 6 months is the normal period for a (US mission) stay on the ISS.
Actually, 3 astronauts (2 Russian, 1 American) once spent 370 days on the ISS. They were the crew of Soyuz MS-22 and came home on Soyuz MS-23. Their mission was extended because Soyuz MS-22 was damaged by a micrometeorite and had to return home unmanned.
Russia has conducted several missions to the ISS of around a year in length, most with 1 American astronaut on the crew.
@@araara4746 : Wrong. It’s 370 days, done by 2 Russian and 1 American.
Marcus Garvey black starliner 🎉
Butch Cassidy and the Suni-dance kid were marooned by Boeing, for a SECOND time.
/Comedy Gold 🤣
Good nice work
Except it was light two astronauts
If they really went to the moon in the 60s, a return trip just to space station in 2024 would be like taking a bus ride. That was a mooned landing.
NASA doesn’t have the confidence that it had back in its early days. The Challenger and Columbia disasters, costing the lives of 14 astronauts, ended that era. Today’s NASA is extremely risk-averse, always picking the safest option.
@@timonsolusNonsense,US hegemony is coming to an end 😊
@@JosephGithinji-jf8de : What are you talking about? Space has nothing to do with hegemony. Any perceived lead the US had in space ended with the Shuttle Program (which was a very costly evolutionary dead end).
@@timonsolus
If so, then why didn't NASA prepare a back-up plan before sending them to the ISS?
@@timonsolus what you just said was nonsense. The Americans never went to the moon. If they went in the 60s, today they would have military base on the moon. Technologies in 60s was too ancient compared to today's. But there is always an excuse for the loser. Lol.
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O God, our heavenly Father, whose glory fills the whole creation, and whose presence we find wherever we go: preserve those who travel; surround them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them in safety to their journey's end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen