Overview

• NASA decides to return the Boeing Starliner to Earth without crew due to unresolved thruster and helium leak problems.
• Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to stay on the ISS and return via SpaceX Crew Dragon next year.
• Boeing's Starliner, initially planned for a ten-day mission, will undergo further testing during its uncrewed return flight.
• The decision raises questions about Boeing's future in NASA's Commercial Crew Program and the viability of the Starliner project.
• NASA continues to push the boundaries of human spaceflight with multiple private companies despite Starliner's setbacks.