Boeing's Starliner has been consigned to acting as a space delivery van, at least for its next mission. The beleaguered spacecraft's future was uncertain after stranding astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Witmore on the International Space Station for 286 days.

Starliner was supposed to dock with the ISS for 8 days and then return to Earth with its crew. However, after thruster problems were discovered during docking, the return trip was delayed. After studying the issues with Starliner's thrusters and helium leaks, NASA determined it was unsafe to send the crew back on Starliner and sent it home uncrewed.

After the stranding, it was unclear if Boeing would ever complete Starliner's contract for six crewed missions. NASA has released a statement that NASA and Boeing have "mutually agreed

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