India never dreamed that he would have to "take the blame" for the American Boeing.
I think my friends all know that the United States has a failure in the spacecraft, which caused two astronauts to go to the International Space Station with twists and turns, and now they can't come back.
This time, the spacecraft that sent astronauts to the International Space Station was the first manned Boeing Starliner to make a test flight.
I have to say that the first manned mission made such a big fuss, not only did Boeing lose face, but the United States also became the object of ridicule by the world.
Of course, since the ship is having a problem, then it is necessary to investigate why the problem is occurring.
As a result, India did not expect that he would become a "backstabber", because the results of the United Airlines investigation showed that the responsibility lies with India.
So what's going on here?
Let's find out!
1. Is India responsible for the failure of the American spacecraft?
Some friends may say that the two "unlucky guys" trapped in space are Americans, and the spacecraft they are carrying is also made by Boeing, and there are no Indians on the International Space Station, so what does this matter have to do with India?
It turned out that the titanium alloy valve used on the starliner because of the Boeing accident was actually purchased from India.
It is said that India's industrial base is weak and India's manufacturing industry is not good, so why does Boeing want to purchase such an important thing from India?
Here's where it gets interesting.
Because in the past, the titanium alloy valves that Boeing needed were imported from Russia, but in recent years, the relationship between the United States and Russia has been tense, and the United States has imposed various sanctions on Russia, resulting in Boeing being unable to import titanium alloy valves from Russia.
Of course, Boeing is not without a second choice, after all, China is a big manufacturing country, and the goods produced in China are of high quality and low price, so it is naturally the best choice for Boeing, but the United States has also sanctioned China, which has led to Boeing not being able to purchase from China.
So what to do? India, which has always dreamed of replacing China and becoming the world's largest manufacturing country, received this order, but I didn't expect Boeing and the United States to be trapped.
Some friends may ask, why doesn't Boeing directly purchase from the United States? Is it because you can't believe that it is made in the United States?
That's even more interesting.
It's not that Boeing doesn't support "domestic products", but because the U.S. industry is hollowed out, the manufacturing industry is outflowing, and the U.S. can't produce this thing, so it can only be purchased from abroad.
Of course, if India is serious and responsible, after receiving the order from Boeing, it will produce titanium alloy valves for people, then such a big thing may not happen, and as a result, India's "clever ghost" actually in order to make more money, the smart head of the smart brain, even replaced the titanium alloy valve with a space aluminum valve.
In India's view, this thing is almost the same, just a valve, as long as the specifications are fine, then it can be used in installation, but I didn't expect it to almost kill the two "unlucky guys" of NASA.
Does this mean that India is to blame for this?
Speaking of India, if this is true, then it is indeed immoral, but if India is all to blame, in fact, India is also "wronged".
After all, why doesn't Boeing check after delivery? And in fact, it is not possible to conclude whether there is a problem with the titanium alloy valve, because the two "unlucky eggs" stranded in space in the United States are still investigating the fault situation, and together with the relevant personnel on the ground, the cause of the failure is analyzed.
And to put it bluntly, it is Boeing who is most responsible, after all, the test flight of this spacecraft can be described as a twist and turn, originally scheduled to be launched in early May, but it was canceled due to technical failures, and then postponed to early June, and experienced technical failures, and finally launched hard, so problems were expected.
So Boeing's starliner has frequent problems, doesn't NASA know about it? Why did NASA insist on using Boeing's manned spacecraft?
2. The responsibility may be entirely with NASA
Back after 2011, with all of NASA's space shuttles retired, NASA ran out of manned spacecraft.
After that, NASA astronauts went on missions to the International Space Station, all of which bought high-priced spacecraft tickets from Russia.
On the one hand, the price is too expensive, and on the other hand, the relationship between the United States and Russia is not good, and NASA is not willing to use Russian spacecraft all the time, as if they have always asked for Russia.
So NASA selected Musk's SpaceX and Boeing through bidding to develop a new generation of spacecraft respectively.
However, NASA prefers Boeing, after all, Boeing, as a veteran enterprise in the United States, has a close relationship with relevant departments in the United States not only in the aerospace field, but also in many fields such as military industry, and has always had in-depth cooperation.
So it's all about building spaceships, Musk's contract is only more than $2 billion, while Boeing's contract is more than $4 billion.
Therefore, from the beginning, Musk's heart was unbalanced, but with the least money, Musk developed the Dragon spacecraft 4 years in advance, which also allowed NASA to finally have its own manned spacecraft.
Boeing saw that it was in a hurry, so it began to speed up the development of the starliner, seeing that 10 years have passed, Boeing has not yet studied it, but NASA can't wait, and Boeing is also eager to prove itself, so it will take the risk of launching the starliner when it knows that the technology is not mature and there will be technical failures.
As a result, the two "unlucky guys" finally went to space, but now they can't come back.
It is estimated that if everything can be done again, these two "unlucky guys" will not make an interstellar airliner if they say anything, because people go to the International Space Station and have a return, they have to go and have no return, and if it is not good, it will "land in a box".