Starliner spacecraft launched in June carrying Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore (File)
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NASA said Wednesday that astronauts delivered to the International Space Station by Boeing’s Starliner could return on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in February 2025 if the Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth.
The Starliner spacecraft launched in June carrying two astronauts to the ISS in a high-risk test mission needed before NASA can certify the spacecraft for routine astronaut flights.
But the mission, initially expected to last about eight days, was extended much longer due to a series of problems with the spacecraft’s propulsion system that Boeing and NASA have struggled to resolve.
These problems have cast doubt on Starliner’s ability to safely return its crew, veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to Earth. NASA is examining whether a Crew Dragon capsule will have to bring them home.
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