NASA Confident in Boeing's Starliner Despite Leaks, No SpaceX Rescue Planned
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stranded on the ISS due to helium leaks and thruster issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. The return journey has been delayed, potentially until the next crew switchover in August. Despite repairs and backup systems, concerns remain about the spacecraft's reliability, especially given its history of delays and issues compared to SpaceX's successful missions.
- Fixing Boeing's leaky Starliner — and returning NASA's stranded astronauts to Earth — is much harder than it sounds Livescience.com
- NASA Says No Plan to Use SpaceX to Rescue Boeing Starliner Astronauts The New York Times
- NASA still expects Boeing's Starliner to return astronauts from ISS, but notes SpaceX backup option CNBC
- NASA astronauts speak out about the leaking Boeing Starliner spaceship Business Insider
- Starliner return eyed for end of July as tests continue SpaceNews
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