There is tension between NASA and Boeing over the return of the two Americans

Lost in space – NASA acknowledged Wednesday that there were “tensions” during recent meetings with Boeing officials over how to bring back two astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

The planets between Boeing and NASA are not exactly aligned. Communications between them are experiencing a fair bit of turbulence. NASA itself acknowledged on Wednesday the existence of “tensions” during recent meetings with Boeing executives on how to bring back two astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to malfunctions of the American aeronautical giant’s Starliner capsule. But don’t panic. It’s not an interstellar void between the two protagonists either; the American space agency has also denied press reports that shouting punctuated these meetings.

The absence of group leaders from recent NASA press conferences had fueled speculation that there were differences with the space agency. According to the New York Postciting sources familiar with the matter, recent meetings between senior officials from both sides have often ended in quarrels accompanied by shouting matches.

NASA’s commercial manned spaceflight program manager, Steve Stich, said he wouldn’t describe the meetings as heated, but that they included “tense technical discussions(…) - 20minutes

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