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by autokad 681 days ago
I think shade needs thrown at NASA for taking too long to make SpaceX a part of this solution. If they are sending up an unproven vehicle, why not have SapceX already on stand by? These astronauts should have been home in June, now they are saying they might not be home until 2025? someone needs fired.
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because astronauts being in space isn't a problem. the ISS always has a capsule docked to it in case emergency evacuation is needed
Here lies an hyperboloid argument or Catch-22. It isn't a circular argument because after dipping down to a solution we rebound into ether.

  1.A: Astronauts stranded
  2.B: No they are not stranded, there is an emergency evac capsule
  3.A: Ok, bring them home
  4.B: The emergency evac capsules are the vehicles they arrived on
You have 4. wrong. 4 is It isn't an emergency
Well if I were one of the astronauts I'd be thrilled to have a few months extra in space <3

This is probably the least bad effect of this.