Elon Musk’s company has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $843 million to develop and deliver the spaceship, dubbed the US Deorbit Vehicle.
When two veteran NASA astronauts blasted off from Earth on June 5 for the International Space Station (ISS), they expected to head home in a week or so.
NASA announced on Tuesday that astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be returning from the International Space Station no earlier than June 26.
NASA has postponed the return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts to allow more time for a review of technical problems.
Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft will stay at the International Space Station for longer than expected, just the latest in a series of problems for the capsule.
