Astronauts stuck in space will return to Earth in 2025, NASA says

THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION BUT THE RIGHT DECISION TO GET THEM HOME. NEW THIS MORNING, A STUNNING ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NASA. >> NASA HAS DECIDED THAT BUTCH AND SUNNY WILL RETURN WITH CREW 9 NEXT FEBRUARY. >> Reporter: NASA ASTRONAUTS REPORT BOEING STARLINER'S STOP WITH THE CREW. NOW, THEY WILL RETURN FROM THE SPACE STATION EIGHT MONTHS LATER. >> THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY DECISION BUT THE RIGHT ONE. >> Reporter: THE TROUBLED BOEING STARLINER SPACECRAFT, HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH HELIUM LEAKS. NASA PLANS TO FIND OUT IF THEY CAN RETURN WITH BUTCH AND SUNNY ONBOARD. >> WE HAVE DONE MISTAKES IN THE PAST. WE LOST TWO SPACE SHUTTLES AS A RESULT OF THERE NOT BEING A CULTURE IN WHICH INFORMATION COULD COME FORWARD. >> Reporter: BOEING RELEASED THIS STATEMENT, SAYING THEY CONTINUE TO FOCUS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, ON THE SAFETY OF THE CREW AND SPACECRAFT. >> HERE WE ARE, IN THE FRONT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. >> Reporter: NASA INSISTING BUTCH AND SUNNY HAVE SUPPLIES TO GET THEM THROUGH AND CONFIDENT, DESPITE THE MAJOR SETBACK, IN STARLINER'S FUTURE. HOW CERTAIN ARE YOU THAT BOEING WILL EVER LAUNCH STARLINER WITH A CREW ONBOARD AGAIN? >> 100%. >> Reporter: NOW, AS FOR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, THE SPACE-X DRAG DRAGGEN CAPSULE. BEFORE THAT, STARLINER WILL RETURN TO EARTH WITH NO ONE ONBOARD. >> TO UNDERLINE WHAT YOU SAID, BUTCH AND SUNNY HAVE SUPPLIES TO