The Latest Breaking News from Boeing

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For the past few weeks, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) after the first crewed voyage of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft hit a snag. Concerns raised by Boeing and Nasa over thruster problems and several helium leaks (helium is used…

The airline said a ‘mechanical issue’ caused the Boeing tyre to burst

NASA's current plans exclude using SpaceX Dragon for ISS astronaut rescue due to Boeing Starliner issues. Challenges may delay astronaut return.

Boeing's Starliner capsule has been in orbit for more than a month, and it remains unclear when the spacecraft and its two astronauts will return to Earth.

“There have been multiple issues with every spacecraft that has ever been designed, and that's the nature of what we do,” said astronaut Butch Wilmore.

After the incident in May, mechanics found ‘substantial’ damage in the aircraft’s tail, where the rudder is located

Earliest the temporarily stuck astronauts could return to Earth from International Space Station is end of July

Engineers working on problems preventing return of Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are on the ISS