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Old May 21st, 2022 #7
Ray Allan
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Originally Posted by Nikola Bijeliti View Post
They're docked.
I guess NASA figured it was safe to do so. Those malfunctioning orbital maneuvering and control (OMAC) rockets are not needed for docking but could be a problem for the deorbit burn. Deorbit can still be done using the RCS thrusters, but clearly, they still have some technical glitches on this craft that need to be worked out before crew can be safely flown in it.

Amazing that back in 1981 the first Space Shuttle flight was flown manned, the first time NASA ever did that with a new manned spacecraft. Even on that first flight, Columbia lost several thermal tiles and a maueuvering thruster failure I believe, but not enough to jeopardize re-entry. Of course 22 years later, it was the foam strike from the external tank that doomed Columbia.
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