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When your job is to dock Starliner but Starship is launching (pbs.twimg.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by threelonmusketeers to c/spaceflightmemes

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Source: https://x.com/YellowstoneTen/status/1799088123835773368

Starliner CFT CAPCOM spotted watching NASASpaceFlight IFT-4 stream.

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[–] Jumuta 8 points 5 months ago

lmao that's amazing

[–] Estiar 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't blame him. They're all space flight nerds, whether for Boeing or for SpaceX. I'm sure some of the spacex people watched the starliner flight too

[–] threelonmusketeers 3 points 5 months ago

Definitely. I feel like most people have mutual respect and admiration for each others craft. (And they're all spaceflight nerds, as you say.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I don't understand.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Someone in Starliner mission control was watching the Starship launch

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Professional interest!

[–] verity_kindle 2 points 5 months ago

Continuing education!

[–] verity_kindle 2 points 5 months ago

Starliner was in orbit and he's goofing off, maybe wishing he worked for the competition.