What was meant to be a weeklong trip to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first NASA astronauts to fly with Boeing could extend to eight months, with the agency considering bringing them home on a SpaceX spaceship.
A final decision on whether to persist with Boeing's Starliner -- which experienced concerning propulsion system problems as it flew up to the orbital platform in June -- is expected later this month, officials said Wednesday in a call with reporters.
