Stuck in Space, NASA's Starliner Pilot Likely to Return with SpaceX

A short trip to the International Space Station (ISS) could turn into eight months for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX to get home. There is uncertainty about the safety of Boeing’s new Starliner capsule, NASA officials said Wednesday. The space agency is not unanimous on the risks. As a result, it's likely that test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will have to watch from the ISS as their Starliner takes off and returns to Earth empty. If that happens, NASA would leave two of the four astronauts who are set to fly on SpaceX’s next launch in late September, leaving Wilmore and Williams free for the return trip in February. The pair were originally expected to be gone for just a week or two when they launched on June 5 as Starliner’s first crew. NASA is bringing in additional experts to analyze the Starliner’s thruster failure before docking, as NASA increasingly considers SpaceX more of a backup. At this point, “We could go either way,” said Ken Bowersox, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Chief. At a recent meeting, “We heard a lot of concerns, and the decision is not clear,” he said. A …

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Stuck in Space, NASA's Starliner Pilot Likely to Return with SpaceX

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