NASA astronauts return delayed until at least March | LiveNOW from FOX

Two NASA astronauts who have been suspended in space for six months are facing yet another delay and will not return back to Earth until at least late March, according to NASA officials.

American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck in the Boeing Starliner capsule since their June 5 blastoff. They originally planned for a one-week mission to the International Space Station.

Their Boeing vessel, however, So, NASA opted to have the spacecraft return in September, but without its passengers.

The Starliner was Boeing’s first astronaut flight to the ISS but the vessel was continuously plagued with issues, including leaks that made the thrusters malfunction. NASA then concluded that there was no way to return the astronauts to Earth on the Boeing Starliner safely.

SpaceX was called to for a rescue launch, originally scheduled for February but SpaceX needed more time to prepare a new capsule.

Now, Butch and Suni won’t return until the end of March or early April — nearly 10 months after their departure.

LiveNOW's Andy Mac spoke about the delayed homecoming with Ken Kremer, from Space UpClose

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