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Trump asks SpaceX to bring "abandoned" Starliner crew home, blames Biden administration for inaction (www.cbsnews.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why the delay then?

[โ€“] anindefinitearticle 9 points 1 day ago

Because that's NASA's schedule.

It's probably returning with things like waste and science results as well as the two astronauts.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Crew rotations are usually 6 months. Starliner launched while 4 Dragon-launched astronauts were already on ISS. The next Dragon for a 6 month mission launched with 2 astronauts, leaving 2 seats for the Starliner crew to return on.