Starliner astronauts will come home in February on a SpaceX Crew Dragon

After greater than two months of exams and discussions, NASA has determined that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will come dwelling in February 2025 on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, and the Boeing Starliner they flew to the Worldwide Area Station on in June will return uncrewed. In a press convention on Saturday, Steve Stich, this system supervisor for NASA’s Industrial Crew Program, stated “there was an excessive amount of uncertainty” across the predictions for Starliner’s thrusters to maneuver ahead with a crewed return flight.

“The choice to maintain Butch and Suni aboard the Worldwide Area Station and convey the Boeing Starliner dwelling uncrewed is the results of a dedication to security,” stated NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson.

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