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NASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies home


"I especially have confidence since I have the final decision."

In the release, NASA stated, "This adjustment allows more time for mission managers to finalize return planning for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test currently docked to the orbiting laboratory." The announcement follows more than a day after Ars initially reported that the launch would slip to no earlier than September 24 to account for issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which has been docked to the International Space Station for two months. It will take about four weeks to update and validate the software for an autonomous return, should NASA decide it would be safer to bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. This adjustment allows more time for mission managers to finalize return planning for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.