Article says they would return on the Dragon that is scheduled to take Crew 9 to the ISS, and that won’t occur until February 2025. Another potential problem is that this particular Starliner capsule doesn’t have the software installed to enable it to undock or deorbit autonomously. They’re discussing a possible software upgrade, done remotely, but that’s apparently a little dicey as well. If they decide to bring the astronauts home on Dragon, then the Starliner can’t safely undock if they can’t upgrade the software, which would leave it occupying a needed docking port. They can’t just jettison it, because without autonomous navigation capability, it could hit the ISS. What a spectacular mess Boeing has created (yet again).
“What a spectacular mess Boeing has created (yet again).”
If someone wanted to sabotage Boeing they could not dream up a scheme this crazy.
Anywhere along the line just one person with a brain would have ruined everything!
“Article says they would return on the Dragon that is scheduled to take Crew 9 to the ISS, and that won’t occur until February 2025. “
We are getting the run-around.
Just two weeks ago NASA said there were no plans to use SpaceX.
BS. They had plans for August but NASA could not work out the details on their end.