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NASA astronauts successfully reach the International Space Station, but unresolved issues delay their return.
- Starliner encountered helium leaks and thruster failures during its journey to the ISS.
- Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams conducted a live tour of the spacecraft from the ISS.
- The mission has been extended to allow for additional system checkouts and a spacewalk.
- Boeing's Starliner aims to compete with SpaceX's Crew Dragon for NASA contracts.
- NASA and Boeing will review mission data to determine if Starliner can be certified for routine flights.
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- Boeing Aircraft industry company
- SpaceX Astronautics company
- NASA Government agency
- Dragon 2 Space capsule
- International Space Station Artificial satellite
- Sunita Williams American astronaut
- Barry E. Wilmore Astronaut
- Boeing Starliner Spacecraft
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