NASA and Boeing engineers said Thursday they've identified problems with the Starliner propulsion system that have kept two astronauts at the International Space Station for seven weeks but no return date to Earth has been set.
After weeks of testing, NASA and Boeing officials said Thursday they have identified problems with the Starliner's propulsion system that have kept two astronauts at the International Space Station for seven weeks — but they didn't set a date to return them to Earth.
The decision whether and when to bring the astronauts back down on the Starliner will be made by NASA leadership after they are presented next week with all the information collected from the testing, which will include a 'hot fire' test of the engines of the Starliner docked at the space station, Nappi said.
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