The return to the house capsule by the Earth crew of Boeing, Starliner, was postponed for the third time till the twenty sixth.
Steve Sew, director of NASA’s Civilian Crew Program, stated the company desires to offer them somewhat extra time to take a look at the info and analyze it to verify it is prepared for return.
The Starliner’s return had been delayed twice earlier than attributable to helium leaks and propulsion issues, leading to astronauts Barry Butch Wilmore and Sunnie Williams spending 20 days in house, greater than double the eight days that was initially recorded.
Mark Nappy, vp and head of the Boeing Starliner program, stated that the thrusters at the moment are working properly and helium leaks have been lowered in comparison with earlier than, and that the Starliner has Full 77 of 87 take a look at targets in complete.
NASA stated Starliner can dock with the Worldwide House Station for as much as 45 days throughout this mission, but it surely goals to finish a long-duration mission of about 6 months.
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