This sort of feels like non-news – of course they’ve been considering an empty Starliner return with astronauts on a Dragon. That’s sort of the entire point of having more than one option of crewed access to space.
Not that I’d ever climb into a Starliner. Thing’s a bucket of bolts. But we know that, and they know that.
It would be pretty cool if this situation is the start of accelerating a crew-rating program for another craft. Maybe Dream Chaser? If this is so embarrassing that Boeing drops out of the program, it would be nice to have two options again.
This sort of feels like non-news – of course they’ve been considering an empty Starliner return with astronauts on a Dragon. That’s sort of the entire point of having more than one option of crewed access to space.
Not that I’d ever climb into a Starliner. Thing’s a bucket of bolts. But we know that, and they know that.
It would be pretty cool if this situation is the start of accelerating a crew-rating program for another craft. Maybe Dream Chaser? If this is so embarrassing that Boeing drops out of the program, it would be nice to have two options again.
Don’t threaten me with a good time! I’d love to see a crewed spaceplane mounted on top of a rocket instead of elsewhere.