Returning astronauts

Night landing in the desert for the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, 7/9/2024

Starliner spacecraft lands safely unmanned after 3-month mission with multiple technical issues

The malfunctions experienced by the Starliner during the launch led to NASA choosing not to return the crew via Starliner, and instead the astronauts will be returned in February 2025 via SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. In fact they will be used
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore upon their arrival at the International Space Station. Photo: NASA

Difficulty sleeping and the mismatch between Boeing's spacesuits and SpaceX's. The astronauts are still lost in space

NASA faces dilemmas over return of astronauts stranded in space following malfunctions in Boeing's Starliner mission