> NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
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NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight months.
The seasoned pilots have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June. A cascade of vexing thruster failures and helium leaks in the new capsule marred their trip to the space station, and they ended up in a holding pattern as engineers conducted tests and debated what to do about the flight back.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/nasa-decides-to-keep-2-astronauts-in-space-until-february-nixes-return-on-troubled-boeing-capsule-space/507-f7ac45e3-c418-4c3c-b4b2-db7b3dfd97ec