Two astronauts remain in limbo after 50 days in space

After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight. CNN’s Kristin Fisher reports. #CNN #News

[kacornish]

Boeing has turned into a national embarrassment…

[theguy]

Imagine being stuck in space and NASA wants you to ride a Boeing back to earth, sounds like a horror movie

[jimschofield]

"If it's Boeing, I'm not going anywhere... I'm stuck in space."

[falcon]

8 months later. First baby conceived in space

[FlyWithMe_]

Boeing: “Oh, sorry, we forgot about the return-part of the mission. I hope the two guys up there have travel insurance.”

[spacecadet]

The main problem with the Starliner is the same as every other Boeing product; some manager in the boardroom said "If we replace these components with these cheaper components, then we save a lot of money and we will get bigger bonuses this year."

[GrimYak]

They are stuck. When you call someone to fetch you because your car broke down you are stuck.

[GDuncan]

We're not stuck. We just can't come back.

[thomasappelby]

It's Boeing. It's a HUGE difference between a week and 50 days.

[JFomo]

This should be bigger news, why is no one worried?

[aljay]

Boeing was about 4 years behind on this project so they rushed the launch to save face. disaster.

[buzzman]

Astronauts are amazing in their mental strength. Imagine being stranded up there.

[jamesyates]

NASA can't admit it blew over 4 billion dollars on a space paper wieght.😂

[WorksOnMyComputer]

Boeing is a case study on what happens to a company when all you care about is executive bonuses and shareholder value.

[faroukabdellah]

The same compagny which airplane doors and engines detaches mid-air ... and their whistleblowers mysteriously die in car accidents ...

[oleggeraschenko]

the best thing they can say (and should say) is 'no, we cannot say for sure they'll be returning on the starliner. our priority is astronauts' safety, not Boeing's reputation'

[kenjohnson]

Boeing should fire their MBA managers and replace them all with engineers.

[SankofaNYC]

This is terrifying... I would be up there trying my best not to lose my mind… smh, get these guys home immediately NASA

[tillettman]

So again, they can’t come back when they were originally scheduled, or anytime in the foreseeable future, but they’re “not stuck”, they’re definitely not stuck. At least that’s what NASA has been insisting for the past month or so. Is this not gaslighting?

[bryanf]

Tell them not to hurry. It's a mess down here