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Congrats to Boeing on their new semi-permanent ISS module! (sh.itjust.works)
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The astronauts aren't stranded, the teams just want to study the thrusters on-orbit, since they can't study them afterwards. Humour at Boeing's expense is quite popular at the moment though.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Except for that design glitch where they crash into the ground on autopilot. But I hear that's fixed because now the optional orange light that tells you when the autopilot is feeling crashy is now included for free!