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What went wrong with Boeing's spaceship

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Boeing ’s Starliner capsule, which remains parked at the space station, has been sidelined by malfunctioning thrusters and leaking helium.

Engineers on the ground have been scrambling to understand the problems, and NASA is still weighing how to bring the astronauts home safely.

The high-stakes mission is the Starliner 's first crewed flight, and it was meant to be the final hurdle before NASA could certify Boeing 's spacecraft.