Transportation
Boeing Crew’s Return From Space Station Still in Limbo
- Astronauts have spent weeks at International Space Station
- Mission is critical to prove vehicle is safe for routine trips
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams wave as they prepare to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on June 1.
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NASA and Boeing still have yet to set a return date for the aerospace company’s space taxi docked at the space station, adding to the growing uncertainty over when the vehicle’s two astronauts will be able to come home.
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams have been on the International Space Station since June 6, when their space capsule, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, docked at the orbiting research laboratory.