Friday, August 9, 2024

"Boeing Starliner Could Brick ISS Docking Port If Crew Abandons It" (BA)

From Jalopnik, August 8:

NASA fears Boeing autonomous software update for Starliner could render ISS docking port inoperable

NASA is contemplating bringing astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams home from the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon and flying the Boeing Starliner back empty. There’s just one problem: Boeing removed the Starliner’s autonomous undocking feature from its software. The aerospace manufacturer wants to push a software update to the spacecraft in orbit, but NASA fears it could do more damage....

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