Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.
In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13.
The long-awaited decision by NASA means the astronauts will have to cool their heels on the International Space Station until February. Now NASA officials say they’re just not comfortable trying to bring Wilmore and Williams home in Starliner. Having a rival firm step in to complete a high-profile, milestone mission is an embarrassing development for aerospace giant Boeing, which has long had difficulties with Starliner.
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