NASA officials said on Wednesday that the two astronauts delivered to the International Space Station in June by Boeing’s Starliner could return on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in February 2025, if Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth. Host Marco Werman tells how other astronauts have endured longer-than-expected stays aboard the space station.
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