NASA admitted there was “tension” during meetings with Boeing executives about how to bring home two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station, but denied reports of shouting matches.

NASA-Boeing tensions: Boeing Starliner to return sans astronaut

NASA will provide an update Saturday on whether Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft will be used to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back from their extended stay on the International Space Station.

NASA to give update on Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore's return

More delays for astronauts stuck in space as Nasa ponders return. Nasa has again delayed a decision about how to bring home two US astronauts stuck in space on the troubled Boeing Starliner mission. The US space agency said in a press conference on Wednesday that it will make a call by the end of August.

More delays for astronauts stuck in space, NASA to decide return by end of August

The 'Boeing' curse: NASA to decide on return of astronauts by end of August

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore's extended stay in space has exacerbated bone density loss and muscle atrophy. With delays in their return to Earth due to a helium leak in their spacecraft, the Boeing Starliner, concerns mount as to how long the astronauts will be left in space before things get worse.

NASA'S Sunita Williams, Barry Battle Bone, Muscle Loss Due to Extended Stay in Space