Solaris

Boeing is having a big month. First there are the senate hearings on the spectacular "non-death defying" failures of the Boeing 737 Max replete with the reveal about the 32.8M compensation for its CEO David Calhoon's handiwork. But the failure of the Starliner, due to problems with its thrusters and helium leakage has unleashed some even more pressing issues. There is space in the Space Station for all the astronauts, but there are are a host of other logistics problems that are reminiscent of movies like Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972). You have a lot of people packed together in a small space. Would that it were a biosphere for which Alice Waters had devised a sustainable Chez Panisse style menu. However, what if the astronauts get a craving for Chinese? Does Elon Musk's Space X handle Uber Eats orders? Mattress Firm which seems to be everywhere surely has some stores in outer space. So additional bedding isn't the problem. Boeing's real mountain to climb is getting the crew to have enough confidence in their temperamental vehicle to relinquish the safety of Sith Meditation Sphere II.

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