NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space as Boeing's Starliner Faces Major Setback: Return Scheduled

NASA has decided to bring two astronauts Barry Wilmore and sonita Williams back to Earth on a SpaceX crew Dragon capsule early next year after boing Starliner capsule encountered serious propulsion issues originally the astronauts were supposed to return on Starliner which launched them to the International Space Station ISS on June 5th for an 8-day test mission however multiple Thruster failures and helium leaks during Starliner Journey have delayed their return for over 79 days raising significant safety concerns in a rare move NASA officials have opted to use spacex's crew Dragon for the astronauts return with the spacecraft slated for a February 2025 mission two of crew dragon's four seats will be reserved for Wilmore and Williams marking a significant shift in NASA's astronaut operations the decision is a major setback to boing which has faced years of setbacks at over $1.6 billion in budget overruns with Starliner since 2016 despite completing docking with the ISS the propulsion issues LED NASA to conclude that Starliner is too risky for a crude return the spacecraft will rempt an autonomous return to Earth in September sidelining a core objective of the mission boing Starliner Chief Mark nappy acknowledged the disappointment but emphasized the priority of crew safety NASA officials remained committed to ensuring a secure return but Starliner future certification for routine flights is now in doubt further complicating boings already troubled Aerospace Ventures well that's it for now with this update we wrap up today's Story please stay tuned to us most red and please consider hitting the Subscribe button see you in the next video thanks for watching