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teen witch
Oct 9, 2012
They went to space for eight days - and could be stuck until 2025 - BBC

quote:

When two American astronauts blasted off on a test mission to the International Space Station on 5 June, they were expecting to be back home in a matter of days.
But things didn't quite go to plan.

In fact, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are still there, floating high above the Earth nearly two months later.

The pair - who are stuck indefinitely - now face the sudden prospect of missing the summer entirely and even spending Christmas and New Year in space.

Mr Wilmore, 61, and Ms Williams, 58, flew a Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the station. It was the first flight of its kind with people on board and was a test designed to see how the new spacecraft performs before it is used more regularly.

Problems, however, emerged as it made its approach. These included leaks in its propulsion system and some of its thrusters shutting down.

So while they made it to the space station safely, they will need an alternative mode of transport to get home if the Starliner is not deemed safe to return to earth

While it’s not the longest people have been in space, my god Boeing, your mistakes are now astronomical. NASA also seems kind of “well, we’ll just get em on the way back” which feels like underreaction?

If you were stuck in space for months, what would you do?

As for myself
https://youtu.be/6ANnDOIZSUA

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teen witch
Oct 9, 2012
Preemptive:
https://youtu.be/-aqvIU1dkD8

hot cocoa on the couch
Dec 8, 2009

pity reply

hot cocoa on the couch
Dec 8, 2009

i think there's a thread on this op + have been talking about it in the space thread

teen witch
Oct 9, 2012

hot cocoa on the couch posted:

i think there's a thread on this op + have been talking about it in the space thread
I didn’t know there was a space thread, this is what I get for venturing outside my bookmarks

Anyway I was busy reading the boys and forgot so :shrug:

ChubbyChecker
Mar 25, 2018


rude

hot cocoa on the couch
Dec 8, 2009


that was me being nice actually :thanks:

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost
pitiable reply

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981

Planet earth is poo, and I'm living in doodoo

numberoneposter
Feb 19, 2014

How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

my pittie is so lovely he would never maul any small children unless of course they looked at him wrong

Mulaney Power Move
Dec 30, 2004

thanks joe biden!

teen witch
Oct 9, 2012

Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:

Planet earth is poo, and I'm living in doodoo

Bad Purchase
Jun 17, 2019




i’m envious of all these replies, hope to see turnout like this in the friday thread later

teen witch
Oct 9, 2012

Bad Purchase posted:

i’m envious of all these replies, hope to see turnout like this in the friday thread later
In space every day is Friday (and we are in love)

Slam Pajamas
May 21, 2007
ALL TEXT TITLE ALL-STARS
Send them the worst movies we can find and they can make live commentary while waiting for a return flight

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost

Slam Pajamas posted:

Send them the worst movies we can find and they can make live commentary while waiting for a return flight

they can use the extra parts from the starliner to make some robot friends

Bad Purchase
Jun 17, 2019




they should do what the airlines do and just start offering more and more money to bump one of astronauts from their space station seat to fly starliner back to earth, until one of them accepts

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
Zero G sex is probably pretty difficult, huh.

Bad Purchase
Jun 17, 2019




that’s why i stick to sex with your mom

she so big she got her own gravity

Smugworth
Apr 18, 2003


Why so blue planet earth

kntfkr
Feb 11, 2019
Probation
Can't post for 18 days!
earth is the only planet where diarrhea occurs. It’s kind of what we’re known for

numberoneposter
Feb 19, 2014

How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

lots of good place to go poopoo peepee on earth

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

Smugworth posted:

Why so blue planet earth

It’s real sad now op

Spinz
Jan 7, 2020

I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread
I now have this song as a brainworm thank you

teen witch
Oct 9, 2012

Spinz posted:

I now have this song as a brainworm thank you
I’m happy
Hope you’re happy too

Buttchocks
Oct 21, 2020

No, I like my hat, thanks.
I just listened to this episode about an astronaut stranded in space:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVJzxE6y7Z4

Spoiler: He was never in space.

Doc Fission
Sep 11, 2011



This seems bad.

Hopefully Elon will come up with something to shoot them out of the sky, I mean uhhh rescue them

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970

Smugworth Wuz Here
Astronauts are space cops, op.

sure okay
Apr 7, 2006





Radiation is pretty high on the ISS and one week equals about one year of radiation on earth.

So if they manage to get home just after New Years, thats about 30 extra years of radiation tacked on. They're gonna have glowing teeth (that also fall out)

cumpantry
Dec 18, 2020
Probation
Can't post for 3 days!

Das Boo posted:

Zero G sex is probably pretty difficult, huh.

they have plenty of time to practice now

super sweet best pal
Nov 18, 2009

Buttchocks posted:

I just listened to this episode about an astronaut stranded in space:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVJzxE6y7Z4

Spoiler: He was never in space.

X-1 is pretty good on average, would recommend.

Spinz
Jan 7, 2020

I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread

teen witch posted:

I’m happy
Hope you’re happy too
Yes I'm doing OK, hi 5 fellow gbs lady

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981

Spinz posted:

Yes I'm doing OK, hi 5 fellow gbs lady

U shouldn't call people "lady" its impolite

AEMINAL
May 22, 2015

barf barf i am a dog, barf on your carpet, barf
Those poor, poor astronauts. Getting to dick around in zero g all day for an indefinite amount of time seems like hell.

Knormal
Nov 11, 2001

I bet their ping times suck.

Parsley
Jul 17, 2012

should just stay on earth really
we have what we need and there ain't that many aliens

Bonzo
Mar 11, 2004

Just like Mama used to make it!
Hi Bob.

Pot Smoke Phoenix
Aug 15, 2007



Smoke 'em if you gottem!
Dinosaur Gum

teen witch posted:

I’m happy
Hope you’re happy too

teen witch
Oct 9, 2012
Duran Duran wrote that song about me

hahahaha

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redshirt
Aug 11, 2007
Probation
Can't post for 37 hours!
For real though, going to space even for astronauts is a rare opportunity, so I bet these two are quite happy to have the extra time in space.

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