Nasa says pair are not stranded but will stay at International Space Station until technical issues have been resolved
Two Nasa astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner capsule will remain at the International Space Station with no official return date yet, Nasa andthe helium leaks and most of the thruster problems had been “all stable and not a concern for the return mission”.
Nasa and Boeing officials have said that the astronauts are not stranded and that the technical difficulties do not threaten the mission.it was still performing tests to ensure the capsule would perform as expected, and said that even though they were confident the craft would be safe for an emergency evacuation, the mission managers were not yet ready to schedule its departure.
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