NASA says that the astronauts stuck on the International Space Station will have to wait even longer to get home, writes BBC.

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.

‘The International Space Station recently received two resupply flights in November and is well-stocked with everything the crew needs, including food, water, clothing, and oxygen. The resupply spacecraft also carried special items for the crew to celebrate the holidays aboard the orbital platform”, - reads the statement of NASA.