If the Starliner is ultimately deemed unsafe, NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams may instead come home in February aboard a SpaceX vehicle.
NASA says Starliner crew could be in space until February
The astronauts are working at the International Space Station until NASA decides if they can return on the Starliner.
The Boeing Starliner crew who have been in orbit for more than 60 days could have months yet before they can return to Earth.
And when they do, it may not even be on the Starliner capsule that in June initially brought them to the International Space Station for what was to be a week-long stay.
If the Starliner is ultimately deemed unsafe, NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni”…
