Man, Boeing cannot get a win. πππ https://www.perplexity.ai/page/Boeings-Starliner-Stuck-lIlR4mleQUK1Q0kahpVwRQ
Nor should they. Boeing clearly has chosen profit over engineering. When will we stop expecting the opposite?
@LnzyHou you're absolutely right. They went from being an engineering firm that made profits and turned into a profit center that only occasionally focuses on engineering. I just hope no one else has to die.
Five separate helium leaks.
Five.
That's some mighty fine workmanship, Boeing. π
I imagine those astronauts - stranded with a deadline - are comforting themselves by noting the door hasn't fallen off.
@Gambit_1 They probably could. It would mean, at the minimum, listening to their expert employees, even when the resulting course of action is costly. I don't know if the decision makers for Boeing can regard that as a win.