NASA announces that the crewed Starliner flight will not return until at least August.

• NASA confirmed on Thursday that Boeing's crew spacecraft Starliner will remain docked with the International Space Station until August.
• The "Calypso" starliner capsule has been in space for 50 days beyond the originally projected mission duration, as NASA's extended space exploration continues.
• Before setting the return date for Starliner, NASA must complete a review scheduled for the first week of August.

The Starliner spacecraft from Boeing will remain docked with the International Space Station until August, as NASA and the company investigate issues that arose during the early stages of the flight.

The "Calypso" starliner capsule, which transported NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS, has been in space for 50 days and counting. The Boeing crew flight test has been prolonged multiple times while NASA carried out testing on the ground before authorizing the spacecraft to bring the pair of astronauts back to Earth.

During a press conference on Thursday, NASA's Commercial Crew manager Steve Stich stated that the agency was not ready to establish a return date.

Stich stated that while we're making significant advancements, we're not yet fully prepared to proceed.

Stich stated that NASA will not conduct a review until the first week of August, and only after that review will the agency schedule Starliner's return.

NASA and Boeing are currently analyzing the malfunctioning propulsion system of the spacecraft in White Sands, New Mexico. This weekend, the Starliner capsule will conduct test firings while docked with the ISS.

NASA has contingency plans to bring back its astronauts using SpaceX's Dragon capsule if Starliner returns without Wilmore and Williams.