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A video about the Boeing culture and the path to development, launching, and (finally) docking, the Starliner. At times a bit tedious but lots of info. 28 Minutes.
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Tom
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Tom
Boeing Starliner Crew Capsule Failure - history & details
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the Boeing Starliner crew capsule, focusing on its development history, operational challenges, and recent news regarding Boeing's potential sale of its space business. Participants share insights, critiques, and opinions on the implications of these developments, as well as the broader context of the aerospace industry.
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Main Points Raised
- Some participants mention a video detailing Boeing's culture and the Starliner's development, noting it contains a lot of information despite being somewhat tedious.
- Others provide a review of the Starliner situation, highlighting thruster failures and sharing interesting photos related to the space station.
- A participant humorously critiques a typo in the thread title, suggesting it undermines confidence in the information presented.
- There are comments on the Starliner's history of mission failures, indicating a lack of reliability.
- News is shared about Boeing exploring the sale of its space business, which includes the troubled Starliner, but excludes the unit responsible for the Space Launch System.
- Concerns are raised about the potential buyers for Boeing's space business, with speculation that its value may be significantly negative.
- Some participants question whether any buyer could acquire the business without leading to excessive industry consolidation.
- There are suspicions regarding Boeing's motives for the sale, with suggestions that it may be an attempt to boost stock prices or secure more government funding.
- One participant speculates about a possible merger with another company, expressing skepticism about the potential benefits of such a deal.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express a range of views regarding Boeing's situation and the implications of a potential sale, indicating that multiple competing perspectives exist without a clear consensus on the matter.
Contextual Notes
Participants express uncertainty regarding the financial implications of the sale and the potential for industry consolidation, with no definitive conclusions reached about the future of Boeing's space business.
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Decent review of the situation with many interesting photos of the space station and details about Starliner thruster failures that I have not read in the digital press. Thanks.
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Man, nuthin' inspires my confidence in a story like a major typo in the headline... 
"Did you proofread the whole thing?"
"Of course!"
"The WHOLE thing??"
(Earlier...)
"Okey dokey ... (sets down pot of coffee and snacks)... What exactly happened to the Boeing Sta-OOH SQUIRREL!"
"Did you proofread the whole thing?"
"Of course!"
"The WHOLE thing??"
(Earlier...)
"Okey dokey ... (sets down pot of coffee and snacks)... What exactly happened to the Boeing Sta-OOH SQUIRREL!"
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Well, it's not exactly known for finishing its missions...
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Reuters - Boeing exploring sale of its space business, WSJ reports
https://www.reuters.com/business/ae...le-its-space-business-wsj-reports-2024-10-25/
https://www.reuters.com/business/ae...le-its-space-business-wsj-reports-2024-10-25/
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Who would buy it? As far as I can tell, its value is in the negative billions. Perhaps China, for tech transfer, and there is no way the US Government will go along.
Furthermore, does anyone think they will get a fair, honest deal from Boeing? This looks like, on top of everything else, a decade of litigation.
Furthermore, does anyone think they will get a fair, honest deal from Boeing? This looks like, on top of everything else, a decade of litigation.
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More to the point… is there even a possible buyer that could pick it up without consolidating the industry too much?
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One could argue the industry is already consolidated too much,
I do not believe this is sincere. I believe it is an attempt to a) shore up stock prices, b) extract more money from the federal government, or both.
I do not believe this is sincere. I believe it is an attempt to a) shore up stock prices, b) extract more money from the federal government, or both.
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Maybe hoping for a marriage with BO? They have some a severe lack of tech, people, organization, effectiveness, luck.Vanadium 50 said:
Anything from Boeing would not be much of a help, though...
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