Stranded or not? What's the status of astronauts on Boeing's Starliner?

Thanks Ellie, this is the top-notch, factual and even-handed journalism that we've all come to expect of you.

Better 'Stuckliner' than 'Flatliner'!

At least the door didn't fall off.

They have been up there so long that NASA are considering charging them rent.

I think Starliner will bring them home. I certainly hope they are safe. If anything happens on the way back, Boeing is done.

I would NOT want to come home in that thing, it has way too many issues, and they never should have gone up in it.

I reckon the space station will be retired before star liner demonstrates a clean round trip which i think is needed before certification

nowadays Boeing is SO LUCKY to be a government supported/subsidized company, as a private one would be bankrupted by now.

I can see the astronauts thinking about the issues, with one of them saying: "I knew we should have upgraded to business class".

That was a good analysis Ellie. I think I’ve mentioned something about this before but as a sidenote, in your ending bumper appeal for subscribers and even Patreon so that you can live the life you want to live, think of your viewers. They are struggling to live the kind of lives *they* want to live. I would strongly recommend rephrasing that to say “so that I can take you to these places “or “we got to go see and do the things that you want to do, and get answers to the questions that you are asking” A good manager will take the blame themselves but always praise the people on their team first. In the same way you want to emphasize in this form of journalism that you are acting as the hands and feet and eyes and ears of your viewers, and you disappear into the background.

Excellent report as always. What really chaps me about this whole situation is that Boeing lobbied HARD to exclude SpaceX from commercial crew. Had they been successful, we would still be buying rides from Russia. Given the world situation, how much do you think those rides would have cost? No doubt that building spacecraft is hard work but Boeing needs to get out of its own way and stop letting the accountants run the show.

Windows and or doors exploding off the ship while being towed before launch, is not a major concern at this time.

Oh and BTW, great reporting Ellie.

0:30 Boeing also is known for having problems keeping their doors closed.

+ about 6 hrs since Ellie's post: I hope you are following the NASA JSC ISS presser - reporters are pressing hard about the lack of daily info as well as the vague testing. And NASA is clearly annoyed about words like "stranded." Yet they will NOT commit to an end of testing and a return to earth for Suni and Butch.

What's really scandalous is that Starliner was allowed to fly at all, with two astronauts on board. It's not ready.

If it's Boeing, I ain't Going.

I do believe nasa is trying to save face with starliner. In my opinion, they should give SS dream chaser the money to develop the crew version and drop boing. It may take a little longer to develop crew dream chaser but it will be better in the long run

I hope Butch remembered his shaver, hes going to look like a caveman after being stuck up there for so long

I think Boeing's best days are over, you can see it in aviation too. Thank God for SpaceX.