NASA and Boeing did not provide a new date on the return, which
had been set for June 26 after a pushback from the first
potential date of June 14.
Last week, NASA further postponed the Boeing Starliner's return
to Earth from the ISS, carrying its first crew of astronauts, to
allow more time for review of technical issues that had been
encountered.
The U.S. astronauts, Barrt "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni"
Williams, lifted off on June 5 as a final demonstration to
obtain routine flight certification from NASA.
NASA wants Starliner to become a second U.S. spacecraft capable
of ferrying astronauts with the ISS, alongside SpaceX's Crew
Dragon, its primary ride since 2020.
(Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
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