SpaceX Crew Dragons swapped so ISS crew can go home early

The crew of the Boeing Starliner test mission is set to return to Earth ahead of schedule after managers decided to swap the Crew Dragon originally planned for the Axiom-4 flight with Crew-10. The flight carrying Crew-10 – NASA astros Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, commander and pilot; and mission specialists JAXA 'naut …

[Like a badger]

For a given definition of "early"

Even the railways don't have the cheek to claim that nine months late is in fact early.

[Vulch]

Re: For a given definition of "early"

With a bit more blaming Boeing, apparently the new Crew Dragon wasn't intended to fly until August as the February crew rotation was expected to be the first Starliner operational flight. The new Dragon isn't so much delayed as not possible to finish it safely six months early.

[herman]

Re: For a given definition of "early"

Sure but there was no guarantee that the later capsule would be on time either. Later, could mean much later.

[TeeCee]

Bloody typical.

You wait nine months for a Dragon and then two turn up at once.

[Ian Johnston]

Re: Bloody typical.

Do they go between on their way to the Space Station?

[that one in the corner]

Re: Bloody typical.

You should be asking that over on Threads.

[herman]

Re: Bloody typical.

No, this is yesterday’s train. Today’s train comes tomorrow!

[midgepad]

Where would astronauts rather be?

In orbit or on the ground?