Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni face further delay in homecoming

Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home.

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Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were due to be back after just a week when they blasted off in June.

Their stay was extended to February next year because of technical issues with the experimental spacecraft, Starliner, built by Boeing.

Now - following a delay in launching a new capsule to the ISS - the pair won't be back until late March or possibly April.

Nasa said the delay posed no risk to the astronauts.

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