NASA will bring stranded astronauts back on SpaceX — not Boeing's Starliner

Boeing’s Starliner will come back to Earth empty, and the two astronauts who took it up into orbit on a test flight will return in a capsule built by a competing company, SpaceX. The long-awaited decision by NASA means the astronauts will have to cool their heels on the International Space Station until February. And it’s a stunning blow to Boeing's beleaguered Starliner program, which has been beset by delays and technical troubles. More

(Source: NPR - Aug 26)