Over the weekend, Boeing announced the two astronauts won't be able to take the Starliner spacecraft home when it returns to Earth next month.
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, wearing Boeing spacesuits, smile as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 41 to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on June 1, 2024.
The Dragon, the first private spacecraft to take humans to the ISS, is expected to launch its ninth regular mission to the ISS on Sept. 24. The Dragon is expected to then return home to Earth in February 2025.NASA officials were unanimous in their decision to choose SpaceX to bring the crew home. Boeing voted for the astronauts to return on its Starliner capsule before succumbing to NASA’s decision, citing that the crew’s safety was Boeing’s “first and foremost” priority.
NASA officials stated there was a “technical disagreement” between the agency and Boeing, claiming NASA evaluated risk differently than the aerospace company for returning its crew. Still, NASA stated the agency is 100% confident the Starliner will be able to fly astronauts to the space station again.Explosion and fire heavily damage grocery store in Renton Highlands
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