The Boeing Starliner Saga: Do NASA Astronauts Get Overtime in Space?

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Problems that plagued Boeing Co.'s Starliner capsule during its first crewed test flight have forced NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to spend an extended period of time on the International Space Station.

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