NASA Weighs Boeing vs. SpaceX Choice in Recovering Starliner Astronauts

NASA management has been debating at length this week whether to send the agency's astronauts back into Boeing's malfunctioning Starliner capsule or opt for the alternative of using a SpaceX craft to rescue the crew.

The agency's concerns about Starliner, which flew NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station in early June, stem from the fact that no cause has been found for the failure of some of the spacecraft's thrusters during docking, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.

NASA this week discussed the possibility of sending Starliner back empty and instead using ...