Main Engine Cut OffT+299: Starliner, According to Butch and Suni (with Eric Berger)
Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about his recent interviews with Butch and Suni in the aftermath of their flight, the update NASA put out about Starliner, and how it all lands from where we are now.
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Topics
- Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / X
- Eric Berger | Ars Technica
- Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought - Ars Technica
- NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch - Ars Technica
- NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues - Ars Technica
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