commercial spaceflight

The four-person mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than Monday at 3:38 a.m. EDT.

Agency officials are weighing the risks of sending two NASA astronauts home from the ISS on the Boeing spacecraft.

The company refutes a CNBC report that cites documents from state and federal regulators alleging it violated environmental rules.

Four astronauts will travel to the ends of the Earth on the Fram2 mission, flown by SpaceX on behalf of Bitcoin entrepreneur Chun Wang.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the International Space Station for more than two months despite an intended eight-day stay.

According to reports, NASA is weighing Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ return on a SpaceX Dragon.

The Boeing spacecraft was supposed to remain at the International Space Station for eight days but has seen its stay extended to nearly two months.

The regulator on Thursday said the vehicle is safe to return to action, including upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 and Polaris Dawn missions in August.

For the first time since arriving at the International Space Station on June 6, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke to the media.

NASA and Boeing representatives on Friday said the crew will not return until additional testing, which may take weeks, is complete.