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NASA says Starliner needs to stay docked for more than 45 days, which was the initial outside limit for this mission. The good news is the spacecraft looks good to go for perhaps double that amount of time — or more.
"We talked about a 45-day limit, limited by the crew module batteries on Starliner, and we're in the process of updating that limit," Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, told reporters during the Friday teleconference.
"We've been looking at those batteries and their performance on orbit. They're getting recharged by station, and that risk hasn't really changed. So the risk for the next 45 days is essentially the same as the first 45 days," he said.
So if they're looking at doubling the 45 day stay duration on the ISS up to 90 days or longer, as compared to the originally planned approx 10 day stay then Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are definitely going to have to borrow some more clothing from their ISS colleagues!