BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — NASA will give another update on Boeing’s crewed Starliner test flight on Saturday.
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Officials could be ready to announce their plan to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth.
They’ve been on the International Space Station for 10 weeks longer than first planned.
Read: Boeing’s Starliner flight test: Meet the astronauts
Crews have been troubleshooting thruster issues and hydrogen leaks on the Starliner spacecraft.
One plan NASA has been considering is using a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to help return the astronauts home.
Watch: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully sends NASA astronauts into orbit
Channel 9 will monitor NASA’s news conference and provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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