Comments on: Atlas-5 launch of Starliner slips to May 21, 2024 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/atlas-5-launch-of-starliner-slips-to-may-21-2024/ Wed, 15 May 2024 03:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/atlas-5-launch-of-starliner-slips-to-may-21-2024/#comment-1465530 Wed, 15 May 2024 03:59:43 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=105206#comment-1465530 It is sort of like the Russian problems of half a decade ago. They had had such terrible quality control problems that even the little stuff started getting reported as though it were big problems, only giving rise to greater distrust of the quality control in their space program. Of course, once they refused to return OneWeb satellites that they were not going to launch there has be an almost complete distrust of the customer service within their space program.
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oneweb-given-up-on-hopes-of-retrieving-satellites-left-in-russia/

These days, Boeing is getting similar treatment. Had Starliner been flying for the past four years, as it could have been, this problem would have seemed minor, rather than yet another example of QC problems. Their airliner problems give similar concerns for everything within the corporation.

“Reputations, you know. A lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.” –Captain Shakespeare, Stardust
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486655/quotes/?ref_=tt_trv_qu

]]> By: sippin_bourbon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/atlas-5-launch-of-starliner-slips-to-may-21-2024/#comment-1465522 Wed, 15 May 2024 03:51:30 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=105206#comment-1465522 Interesting article about the valve issue.

https://payloadspace.com/nasa-stuck-in-the-middle-of-starliner-contractors-valve-fight/

]]> By: John https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/atlas-5-launch-of-starliner-slips-to-may-21-2024/#comment-1465491 Wed, 15 May 2024 00:45:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=105206#comment-1465491 Great now the two astronauts’ voices are going to be high pitched and squeaky.

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