Return of Boeing Starliner crew from space postponed by NASA

NASA and Boeing had to once again postpone the return of the Starliner from the International Space Station (ISS).

The agency said on Friday that it needs to review the technical issues that occurred on the spacecraft, according to Reuters. 

As of now, there is not a new return date scheduled. 

There are two astronauts on Boeing's first crewed mission. They were supposed to come back from space on June 26 which was a delayed date from the originally scheduled June 14.

The U.S. astronauts are Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who originally lifted off June 5.

"Mission managers are evaluating future return opportunities following the station’s two planned spacewalks on June 24 and July 2," NASA said in a statement, according to the outlet. 

NASA's commercial crew program manager said the administration is following the "standard mission management team process."

The capsule has experienced problems since its June 5 launch, such as helium leaks and thruster issues according to The Hill. 

This Starliner mission was intended to secure Boeing as the company to engineer missions to space using its spacecraft and to begin taking astronauts to and from the space station.

The timing of these problems have only added to a tough week for Boeing. Earlier in the week, Boeing CEO David Calhoun faced tough questioning from a Senate investigations subcommittee over the company's troubling safety record in recent years, according to The Associated Press.