Let the data drive the decision making on this flight...
As I said, I'm no mind reader Eric Berger @SciGuySpace 4m4 minutes agoMore @NASASpaceflight Not my sense. I think there is a general desire among Gerst and NASA managers to move forward.
The awful Orion to ISS mission is more authorization act than study level. Would be challenging. Orion is designed as a deep space vehicle.
9 day free-return trajectory...
What I heard was from Gerst is they always look for the opportunity to get more data from testing: ie. outfitting Orion with crew couches, mannequins... Not specifically crew on board...