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Glitchy Starliner Returns Without Its Crew; Foreign Policy in The Elections

2024/9/7
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Aya Batraoui
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Ayesha Roscoe
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Scott Simon: 报道了星际线飞船测试飞行中出现的问题,以及宇航员滞留国际空间站的情况。讨论了NASA的应对措施以及对未来太空探索的影响。 Ayesha Roscoe: 与Scott Simon共同主持节目,并对事件进行总结和评论。 Pierce Nell Greenfield-Boyce: 详细解释了星际线飞船推进器故障的原因,以及NASA为何决定不将宇航员送回地球。还讨论了事件对波音公司和NASA商业载人计划的影响。 Scott Simon: 对星际线飞船安全着陆表示欣慰,但也强调了NASA过去在太空探索中发生的悲剧,以及在决策中优先考虑安全的重要性。 Ayesha Roscoe: 讨论了波音公司面临的挑战,以及宇航员滞留国际空间站的情况。 Pierce Nell Greenfield-Boyce: 解释了NASA和波音公司将采取的后续措施,包括对推进器进行进一步调查,并对所有数据进行全面分析,然后再决定是否再次使用星际线飞船搭载宇航员。

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Boeing's Starliner capsule returned to Earth without its crew due to thruster malfunctions. NASA prioritized astronaut safety, opting to leave them on the ISS until February. The incident raises questions about the reliability of Boeing's spacecraft and the future of NASA's commercial crew program, especially with NASA's focus shifting towards lunar missions.
  • Starliner's thrusters malfunctioned, preventing the crew's return.
  • NASA prioritized safety, delaying the astronauts' return until February.
  • The incident raises concerns about Boeing's reliability and the future of commercial crew programs.
  • NASA's focus is shifting towards lunar missions.

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What can NASA and Boeing engineers are learn from the trouble-plagued Starliner capsule, which has just returned back to Earth without its crew? Plus, a look at where Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump stand on key foreign policy issues.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)