United States can finally put its mind at ease, even if the Boeing spacecraft cannot return in the end, Musk can be taken back.
Although there were problems with the initial Falcon 9 launch, which caused the satellite to not enter the intended orbit, eventually the entire Falcon 9 was grounded and commercial flights to the ISS were halted.
However, under the regulations, the new round of Falcon 9's "Cygnus" cargo spacecraft launch was successful, which shows that its stability still exists.
It's just that when the Cygnus cargo spacecraft was launched, the United States was also the big head, because there was another problem, but the problem was not the Falcon 9 problem, but the cargo spacecraft itself.
United States head big! There are problems with the launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft again
That's right, in United States local time 2024 8/ At 4 a.m., at 11:02 a.m., SpaceX successfully launched United States' Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft from Cape Canaveral using a 10-hand Falcon 9 launch vehicle, SpaceX's second launch mission of the day, after the company successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.
And this time the Cygnus cargo spacecraft never expected to have another problem, that is, during the launch process, there was an engine failure, which surprised many people, this is the same problem as the Boeing spacecraft.
Although one is a cargo spacecraft and the other is a manned spacecraft, the problem of the two is such a coincidence. So, there were no problems with the Falcon 9, but there were problems with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft itself.
This is the big thing in United States, why is there one problem after another? This is so unscientific.
According to the report, after the Falcon 9 sent it into the predetermined orbital area, the Cygnus cargo spacecraft separated from the Falcon 9 upper stage, and as a result, after the separation, the cargo spacecraft operated independently, and there was an ignition problem in orbit, which affected the flight plan of the entire cargo spacecraft.
So, this ignition problem is simply the failure of the engine of the cargo spacecraft.
Of course, it needs to be explained here that "engine and engine" are inclusive, which are two different things, and we should separate them.
However, after the problem, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) staged another "play", which was to publicly say that there was nothing wrong with the engine itself. This is a bit strange, it's obviously a whole, and it's so fine, isn't it a bit weird?
However, in the end, this Cygnus cargo spacecraft will continue to carry out follow-up missions as planned, but it will only have an impact on the timing of docking.
This can be dealt with in orbit, which is not controversial, so although this problem is not big, it is really a bit of a headache for United States.
This is the previous Boeing spacecraft problems, this is the problem of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft, manned spacecraft, cargo spacecraft have problems, this United States space in 2024 is really "too difficult", everywhere problems.
However, fortunately, this time it is not the problem of Falcon Nine, this "pot can't be backed".
Having said that, this time there was no problem with the Falcon 9, which is a good thing for the return of the Boeing spacecraft, because even if it can't be solved by itself, the return of the Dragon spacecraft is a good thing.
NASA's internal contradictions have intensified, and Boeing will have only one way to go
That's right, although Boeing has repeatedly claimed that there are no problems with its spacecraft testing, that the 27 engines are good, and that the two astronauts are required to return to the ground.
However, because Boeing's announcement did not clearly find the problem when the spacecraft went to the International Space Station, this is what NASA is most worried about, and the internal contradictions have intensified, thinking from Boeing's point of view on the one hand, and thinking from the side of the two trapped astronauts on the other, so that they quarreled.
According to NASA's insider information, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is significantly more likely to carry out an emergency rescue mission than a successful Starliner return, which means that the probability that the Boeing spacecraft will have two astronauts return on its own spacecraft is already small.
Therefore, the Dragon Ship will win this order.
It's just that how much to pay, it is definitely still a question, and after it is determined, it will definitely be said, and the possibility that Boeing will insist on using Starship to return is not ruled out.
But for the sake of life safety, whether Boeing will take this risky move depends on Boeing's last, but it is said that the probability of the Dragon spacecraft being picked up is higher, which shows that NASA has preferred this plan.
It's just that before, everyone was still worried that the Falcon 9 mission was delayed because of the failure of the satellite launch, so that many people were worried that the Dragon spacecraft was less likely to borrow, and this time the launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft also showed that the stability of its rocket did not seem to be a problem.
Therefore, the probability of the Dragon spacecraft picking up the two astronauts is still high.
Of course, before it is determined, all these changes still exist, but judging from the intensification of internal contradictions in NASA, Boeing seems to have only one way to go, after all, its own spacecraft test is no problem.
This is actually the biggest problem, indicating that the failure of the thruster may be "random", which is the most critical point.
No matter how it comes back, Boeing is the biggest victim
That's right, the end of the Boeing spacecraft is actually the biggest victim for Boeing itself, in any case, because it is its own.
Moreover, in the process of research and development, Boeing also built it at a loss of more than 1 billion yuan, but what I didn't expect was that it still had problems in the first manned spacecraft test.
Moreover, even if Boeing finally relied on its own spacecraft to bring back the two astronauts, NASA has already issued an order that the next test of the Boeing spacecraft be postponed and that more time be spent to solve the problem.
This advance announcement actually shows that Boeing may follow its own idea - use its own spacecraft to pick up the two astronauts, which is not very likely.
Therefore, Boeing is still insisting on using its own spacecraft to bring it back, and it is really not willing to give up until the Yellow River.
But time is running out, the Boeing spacecraft will not stay too long, and it will have to leave the ISS before August 18, which will need to wait for the Dragon spacecraft to dock.
Because the United States only has two interfaces, and NASA does not allow Musk to use the Dragon spacecraft to dock the cargo spacecraft interface.
Boeing, then, had no choice but to leave. It's just that then NASA has given the Boeing spacecraft a lot of time, and it still can't solve it itself, so you can only blame yourself.