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NASA has been so unlucky lately! First, Boeing's "Starliner" went wrong, and now even the cargo ships that went to resupply are on strike. This is good, the astronauts on the International Space Station are afraid that they are going to drink the northwest wind.
We have to start from the beginning. On June 5 this year, Boeing sent two United States astronauts to the space station with a "faulty" Starship. What was supposed to be a good 9-day trip turned out to be 60 days for a stay. Fortunately, the space station's material consumption is much higher than expected, and it is in urgent need of supplies.
NASA was in a hurry to arrange for a cargo spacecraft full of daily necessities to go to the International Space Station. On the morning of August 4, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was launched from the Cape Canaveral Cosmodrome, sending the Cygnus spacecraft loaded with 3,720 kilograms of supplies into the intended orbit.
I thought that I could successfully complete the task this time, but who knew that there would be unforeseen circumstances. The engine of the cargo ship failed to ignite! It's good now, the spaceship that was supposed to go to the rescue was folded halfway first.
NASA engineers worked overtime overnight to troubleshoot the problem, but in the end they came to a conclusion that made people laugh and cry: the engine of the Cygnus spacecraft was not faulty! This response is reminiscent of Boeing's Starliner spaceship. Despite numerous "quality" issues reported by national media reports, the official response from NASA and Boeing was that "everything was planned."
Some netizens joked: "NASA is playing with words, right? As long as the spacecraft doesn't crash, is there no 'malfunction'? "
Someone else complained: "Is the United States space community now 'as long as I don't admit it, there is no problem'?" "
NASA still gave a new docking plan. They said that if all goes well, there will be a live broadcast of space in the early hours of Aug. 6, with United States astronaut Matthew · Dominic using the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture the constellation Cygnus. However, after the Starliner incident, everyone was skeptical of NASA's information.
Interestingly, this time it was a disposable ship that was on a mission of great value. It is reported that NASA purchased eight spacecraft replenishment missions from Northrop Grumman at a price of $1.9 billion. In other words, a "space express" will cost about $240 million. Some netizens ridiculed: "Is United States playing a 'burning money' game?" A resupply mission is more expensive than our total budget for the return of Chang'e-5 samples! "
This series of events has also triggered thinking about NASA's outsourcing strategy. Some experts have pointed out that NASA is now more of a "party a" than a technology leader. It is worth pondering whether this model can really reduce costs and improve efficiency.
I would like to conclude today's topic with one question: is it really suitable for full commercialization in the field of deep space exploration? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss.
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