NASA's latest space drama is a real nailbiter astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were supposed to be home by now launched on June 5th aboard Boeing Starliner for an 8-day Mission they've been in space for nearly 80 days due to technical issues Thruster failures helium leaks you name it they faced it now NASA says they'll return to Earth in February 2025 but not on Starliner instead they'll ride back on Space X's crew Dragon this decision is a major blow to Boeing who spent years and over $1.6 billion trying to get Starliner off the ground NASA's rigorous assessments couldn't guarantee the crew safety on Starliner so the spacecraft will return un cruded this is big for SpaceX and a colossal setback for Boeing the Space Race just got a lot more interesting