I missed the linked article from April about how close to human death CFT-1 came. If they had lost 6DOF they would not have been able to reenter or dock, just sit there and spin until they ran out of air.
At the time, the astronauts gave some interviews about how wonderful the ship was. This was clearly PR and they were clearly in their public facing role at that point. They never said "Whew! We almost died out there!" which would have been accurate.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of...
At the time, the astronauts gave some interviews about how wonderful the ship was. This was clearly PR and they were clearly in their public facing role at that point. They never said "Whew! We almost died out there!" which would have been accurate.
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