https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/nasa-officials-undermine-musks-claims-about-stranded-astronauts/

so it's all Nasa then, under a private public partnership.

too much bureaucracy within a govt organization stopping itself from being great?

Remind me. What failure led to the astronauts being stranded in the first place?

Did Boeing receive any funding and expertise from NASA?

“Space is hard” is an apt quote, I believe.

I have long since given up on reports of “He said this”, particularly with respect to people like Musk, who for an intelligent man, says some dumb things that can easily be twisted. I look at the results.

Batman:

 

So I read the stranded astronauts are about to come back to earth thanks to Space X.

 

How did this guy do something in half a year that other people can't?

 

That "guy" did nothing, a bunch of smart engineers do what they do. To be clear also, the Boeing capsule is quite capable of flying as well should they deem it necessary. 

Need to read more than one article and keep up with launches.

Russian soyuz have gone up a number of times. Crewed and freight. As has F9 crew and resupply modules in the time since they went up in the starliner. They often dock both at once. Overlapping taxis.

Crew8 mar 4-23 oct 2024 (4ppl)

Extended stay and made it so they could house extra 2

Staliner june 2024

Soyuz sep 11 2024 (4ppl) returns april

Crew9 sep28 24 - mar18 (2 up 4 down)

Crew10 mar 16 - (4)

But all of them were pre planned and you can't normally just boot 2 people off that have spent the last year or so training to get a free seat. Or fill up the station.

To do that, you wait your turn and plan. Which is why they had to wait and not gone until has now come about.

Why do people attribute things to Elon Musk's name when the guy himself had no direct involvement? It gives him far too much credibility when he deserves none.

KiwiSurfer:

 

Why do people attribute things to Elon Musk's name when the guy himself had no direct involvement? It gives him far too much credibility when he deserves none.

 

Same way Bill Gates got either praised or crucified for each release of Windows, :)

 - the Cult of the CEO is huge in the US, irrespective of their actual on the floor involvement ...

Batman:

 

So I read the stranded astronauts are about to come back to earth thanks to Space X.

 

How did this guy do something in half a year that other people can't?

 

It just shows how propaganda in this day and age can fool everyone...we're doomed.

NASA is hailing back to its paperclip roots.

debo:

 

NASA is hailing back to its paperclip roots.

 

KiwiSurfer:

 

Why do people attribute things to Elon Musk's name when the guy himself had no direct involvement? It gives him far too much credibility when he deserves none.

 

The same reason why people attribute Apples success to Steve Jobs and Microsoft success to Bill Gates. Leadership. Leaders create a vision and a culture for things to happen. They don't need to personally tighten every screw.  

About to emerge live 

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/can-nasa-remain-nonpartisan-when-basic-spaceflight-truths-are-shredded/