Good evening. I'm John Yang. When two astronauts were launched into space in June

they were supposed to be home in time for the 4th of July, but today NASA said

they'll be in space for the holidays and into the new year.

NASA officials decided that questions about the propulsion system make it too risky for the

astronauts to return to Earth in the Boeing-built spacecraft that took them to the International Space Station.

Now the plan is where Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore to return on a SpaceX vehicle in February.

Officials say the veteran astronauts are prepared for the

lengthy delay but it'll be a hardship for their families.

When they launch they know that there are circumstances where they can be on board

for up to a year.

I know this is a huge impact to their families and it means a lot.

Their families are the pillars that keep them strong.

They're the pillars that we at NASA depend on for the workforce to keep us going.

Despite the series of problems with the Boeing Starliner capsule.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says it will carry astronauts again in future missions.

Ukrainian Independence Day brought freedom for 115 Ukrainian servicemen who had been Russian prisoners of war,

they were exchanged for an equal number of Russian soldiers who'd been held by Ukraine.

The swap was brokered by the United Arab Emirates.

The repatriated Ukrainians sang the national anthem and telephone loved ones.

In a video address said to be shot near the Russian border, President Volo de Mirz Zelensky vowed to make Moscow pay a price

for the war that began two and a half years ago.

Ukrainian always pay back their debts and whoever wished misery upon our land shall find it in their own home with interest.

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