Boeing’s spacecraft will return without people on board, the US space agency said during a Saturday news conference announcing its decision
“The decision to keep Butch and Suni aboard the International Space Station and bring the Boeing Starliner home uncrewed is a result of a commitment to safety,” NASA administrator Bill Nelson said of the decision, citing the loss of two Space Shuttle crews in the agency’s past.
The two astronauts, who arrived at the ISS on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner test flight on June 6, were originally to remain for roughly a week. They’re now facing an eight-month-stay in orbit, as NASA is no longer comfortable bringing them back home on Boeing’s craft.
