Boeing Starliner stuck in space

Technical glitches with the spacecraft have left two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, in limbo onboard the International Space Station 

Boeing Starliner crew module:Can be reused up to 10 times 

Jun 5: Wilmore (right) and Williams blast off – five helium leaks are detected during flight 

Service module Helium is used to pressurize fuel for thrusters

Jun 6: Five of 28 thrusters fail – four restarted


International Space Station

55m
Zvezda
Zarya
Destiny
Kibo
Nauka
Unity Columbus
Harmony
Thrusters
Russian modules

United Launch Alliance Atlas V Two-stage rocket with two solid-fuel boosters
 
Starliner docked with Harmony module
U.S. / European / Japanese modules
    
             
Sources: Boeing, NASA 
Picture: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP, Getty Images
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