Ummmm,, , , , so, the latest 'thing' is to try to return the Starliner to Earth from the ISS without any crew but, , , , , , , , , , there must be some Fucking Genius in the mix here but, the Starliner's software is not capable of 'navigating' on its own without a fucking human onboard!! W. T. F. !!?? Thay cannot 'undock' from the ISS without a human in the capsule!!!!!!!!????????


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Dora Hates You

Small oversight.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Boeing. Boing.

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Boeing. Boing. Goeing. Gone?

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I was right.

Actually, it makes a lot of sense to do it that way. In any case, Hail Elon!

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I :heart; Q

Just wade right in Tpap. Your expertise here is worthy of explanation. So why is this failure a sensible thing?

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Were I up there, the thing I'd be most worried about is someone or something accidentally or maliciously jettisoning my ride home. I would like a system that would keep that in my control.

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I :heart; Q

It isn't. He's an idiot.



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I was right.

Tpap means that spacecraft should have strictly manual controls, like the Soyuz, that have been conducting unpiloted docking and undocking with ISS for about 24 years now. Oh, also serves as the ISS 'lifeboat".

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