Boeing Working To Get Two Astronauts Home After Starliner Test Flight

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams piloted the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft that first launched on June 5.

Two veteran NASA astronauts have now been in space for roughly seven weeks longer than initially planned.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams piloted the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that first launched on June 5. They have now been in space for 63 days.

There is still no clear return date in sight and NASA is making clear that the astronauts may not come home on the Starliner at all. SpaceX, Boeing’s rival, may be tapped to bring Williams and Wilmore home instead.

The move could potentially extend the astronauts’ stay on the International Space Station by another six months. They may not return home until next year.