Boeing Starliner return to Earth delayed again, no date set

The Starliner Crew Flight Test spacecraft's return was earlier set for June 26.

The crew of US astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, lifted off on June 5

NASA and Boeing have decided to indefinitely delay the return of the Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) to the Earth, NASA said in a statement on Friday.

The two-astronaut mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), was set to return to Earth on June 26. It was had been originally set to last about eight days but was later extended.

"We are taking our time and following our standard mission management team process," said Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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