Points well made, wiggy and tdracer, but I continue to worry. If the Starliner has any commonality with its Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo predecessors, thrusters on the capsule itself are utilized throughout the re-entry phase up until drogue deployment. Do we know if the vehicle's thrusters are similar to those on the Service Module? Does it really take three weeks to run diagnostics on the Module's systems? I sense something is afoot of which we are unaware and sincerely hope that I am wrong!
- Ed