NASA says astronauts stuck in space will not return on Boeing capsule, will wait for SpaceX craft

They were supposed to travel for eight days to space but will end up staying there eight months: the two astronauts transported to the International Space Station (ISS) will not be able to return to Earth on the Boeing Starliner and must do so with their competitor SpaceX in February, NASA announced on Saturday. The fact that the US space agency has opted for this solution is a slap in the face for its historic partner Boeing, with repercussions…

NASA has decided to send astronauts stranded on the ISS back to Earth on a SpaceX spacecraft, not Boeing's Starliner capsule, after months of failure to fix a malfunction.

The SpaceX trip is expected to take off on September 24.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams took off in early June aboard Starliner and have since been on the ISS, where their ship has remained docked.

‘Space flight is risky, even at its safest and even at its most routine’: NASA to return Boeing's Starliner astronauts from space next year

SpaceX to return Boeing’s Starliner astronauts from space next year, NASA says - West Hawaii Today

Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA officials said on Saturday, deeming issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to carry its first crew home as planned.