all right moving on boings Arc rival SpaceX will bring astronauts Unita Williams and Perry Wilmore back to Earth and this will happen in February NASA deemed issues a propulsion system on boing Starliner too risky to carry the crew home as planned now here is more has decided that Butch and sunny will return with crew nine next February NASA Chief Bill Nelson on Saturday said the two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule will return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year Nelson said the agency's decision is a result of their commitment to safety as issues with Starliner propulsion system made it too risky to carry the astronauts home our core value is safety and it is our North Star veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and sunny Williams became the first crew to ride the Boeing spacecraft on June 5th in what was expected to be an 8-day test mission Boeing had hoped the mission would redeem the troubled Starliner program after years of development and budget problems the company scrambled to investigate what caused its Thruster mishaps and helium leaks and tried to convince NASA officials that Starliner is safe to fly the crew home however results from tests and simulations raised more questions Nelson said he discussed the agency's decision with Boeing's new CEO Kelly ortberg who expressed his intention of continuing to work on Star liner's problems when it returns to earth Starliner will undock from the ISS without a crew in early September [Music]