the Boeing Starliner spacecraft which has been docked at the space station since June 5th will return to Earth on Mann according to a statement made during a press conference held by NASA officials the risks have increased due to problems with starliners maneuvering thrusters and therefore it was decided that the astronauts would remain at the station astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams who traveled to the station with Starliner will replace two astronauts from the crew n team which will head to the station in September these astronauts will serve for eight months and return to Earth in February 2025 the Boeing Starliner spacecraft had previously encountered problems with its thrusters and autopilot during two unmanned missions and similar issues along with gas leaks were detected during its firstman mission