NASA has decided that Butch and Suni will return with (SpaceX's) Crew-9 next February, and that Starliner will return uncrewed.
Boeing's troubles in pinpointing the technical problems haunting its spacecraft's propulsion system have been ongoing. Engineers detected several helium leaks before launch.
The mission fell into a strange liminal state as NASA pondered its next move; in a worst case scenario, officials feared the spacecraft could've crashed.
NASA will be required to make changes to Starliner's onboard software to enable it to autonomously undock and reenter the Earth's atmosphere.
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