Boeing astronauts not ‘stuck’ in space: Former space shuttle pilot

(NewsNation) — The two Boeing Starliner astronauts are in the 37th day of what was supposed to be eight days in orbit at the International Space Station. But one former astronaut says it’s wrong to say they’re “stuck” in orbit. That’s because space is the only place to figure out what went wrong on the Starliner service module.

“Anything they’re going to learn about it has to be learned while it’s in space attached to the space station,” said former space shuttle pilot Terry Virts.

He told “NewsNation Now” that Boeing wants to learn all it can about the helium leaks and thruster failures on the service module, but the module will burn up when it hits the Earth’s atmosphere.