The astronauts stuck in space say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them. Their public comments Friday from the International Space Station come after last week’s return of the Boeing Starliner capsule that took them to the orbiting lab in June.

Boeing said on Friday the head of the company's troubleddefense, space and security unit is leaving the planemaker effective immediately. New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg in his first significant move since taking over in August,