NASA astronauts ‘stuck’ in space after years of commercial stumbles: 6 facts to catch you up

NASA entered a new chapter in its prestigious history of space exploration when the shuttle was retired in 2011 after 30 years. 

The space agency relied on Russia to get U.S. cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), which cost about $90 million per astronaut for a round trip.

Under former President Obama, NASA turned to private U.S. companies to create a spacecraft to be less reliant on a geopolitical adversary. 

The Boeing Company and Elon Musk-funded SpaceX...