[Campion]

The problem is apparently that there are only two docking ports on the "American side" of the ISS. One is occupied by the previous Crew Dragon, and the other is occupied by Starleaker.

(The "Russian side" ports only support Soyuz; American spacecraft can't use them even if the Russians would let us.)

Now they're saying that Starleaker's software won't support an autonomous undock and landing, and they need 4 weeks to develop, test, and upload the software. (They're worried about the Starleaker undocking and then going out-of-control and damaging the ISS.)

Which leads me to believe that NASA isn't convinced that Starleaker is safe to fly home, and CrewDragon will rescue the astronauts one way or the other.

[cpdiii]

I am waiting for a Meme showing Elon pulling up to the Space Station in Space X Dragon and saying, “Need a ride home?”

[Robe]

They are also saying that there is no way to jettison Starliner as it could destroy the ISS. The former Starliner WAS both autonomous docking and undocking, the code was removed from this one...why? Software has no weight so why remove it? Seems that NASA has abandoned it’s crew safety above all and developed a attitude of hubris.