TECH - Boeing Delays Starliner's Return To Earth Again: Astronauts Stuck At International Space Station As NASA Says 'We Are Taking Our Time' | Benzinga
Astronauts aboard Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft will take more time than initially estimated to return to Earth from the International Space Station, federal agency NASA said on Friday.
What Happened: Most recently, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams aboard Starliner were set to return from the International Space Station on June 26, Wednesday, after being postponed several times from its first estimated date of June 14. However, it has been postponed yet again. While the new date for return has not been ascertained, the mission managers are evaluating return opportunities after the station’s two planned spacewalks on Monday, June 24, and Tuesday, July 2, the agency said.
"We are taking our time and following our standard mission management team process," said Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. "We are ...