It’s interesting that both of the astronauts who flew on the Boeing Starliner have since retired. They were already toward the ends of their careers, but that had to be the final nail in the coffin.
Orion’s heat shield would keep me up at night if I worked on the program. I know they cleared it and changed the reentry profile, but they also approved of it before Artemis 1…
Looking back, it’s pretty surprising that Dragon hasn’t had some more serious issues with crew aboard. Especially given the above recent safety issues and going back to Shuttle and Apollo.
It’s interesting that both of the astronauts who flew on the Boeing Starliner have since retired. They were already toward the ends of their careers, but that had to be the final nail in the coffin.
Orion’s heat shield would keep me up at night if I worked on the program. I know they cleared it and changed the reentry profile, but they also approved of it before Artemis 1…
Looking back, it’s pretty surprising that Dragon hasn’t had some more serious issues with crew aboard. Especially given the above recent safety issues and going back to Shuttle and Apollo.