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NASA officials shared at a news conference Wednesday that they still haven't decided on how to bring the Starliner astronauts home. LiveNOW's Andy Mac discusses the latest with FOX's Caroline Elliott.

NASA leaders revealed few new details during a briefing on a pair of astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June after a malfunction on their Boeing spacecraft.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived on a Starliner vehicle on June 5 and were only supposed to stay until the middle of the month.

Authorities have been discussing how to safely return them home after discovering helium leaks and propulsion problems.

Both astronauts are "very familiar" with the International Space Station, said Russ DeLoach, NASA’s chief of safety and mission assurance. The Starliner test flight marked the third mission to the ISS for each of them.

Authorities said a data analysis was still underway Wednesday and that it was expected to wrap up by the end of next week. A flight readiness review could begin then or the week after.

One previously discussed option was sending them home on the NASA SpaceX Crew-9 mission, which would take off in September with two empty seats, leaving room for Wilmore and Williams on the February 2025 return, authorities said last week.

The option is still on the table, authorities said Wednesday, and the Starliner remains as a contingency.

If the agency approves a contingency plan, officials say they will likely have Starliner undock from the space station and return to earth autonomously.

Boeing said it was confident that the Starliner is safe enough to bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth safely.

NASA says it needs more time to analyze the spacecraft's maneuvering thrusters, which developed problems during its first astronaut-crewed flight to the ISS.

NASA officials said Wednesday they should be making a decision on their plan for Wilmore and Williams by the last week of August, if not sooner.

Asked whether the two astronauts have expressed a preference on how they will return home, NASA officials said they ask Wilmore and Williams for their opinion but the astronauts are relying on the organization's staff on the ground to analyze the data and make a decision.

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We are supposed to believe we went to the moon and back numerous times, 50 years ago, but we can't figure out how to bring two people back from ISS😂😂

SuperBoomshack
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Thats why we have never been to the moon and never going to mars 😂😂😂

mrwinston_thepug
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If they get a ride home will all the doors stay on?

RainDude
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NASA has lost its bearings. And the fact that Boeing is the contractor does not help. Two organizations with a deep lack of leadership at this time...

PhilippeLacoude
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Do not worry, astronauts.
DEI is on the way!

thesaneparty
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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see yall need to send Dragon to get them and and disconnect starliner

corychristensen
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At least they made it safely to the ISS before the door(s) fell off.

leonardsmith
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I guess they weren't EXPERT enough to figure something like this might happen. DAMN

AllenMichael-plps
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Thats Mucked Up! But I'm sure Kruella and Bozo will fix everything 🤓😆

franklinj
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Can you say, “most unique romantic comedy everrrr!!”??

HeretheComments
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I pray for their safe return. Must be frustrating being stuck and not knowing what's going to happen next.

daniellepreyar
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Ask Elon for help. Do they have enough provisions for 8 months?

lkayford
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they are not stranded they only want to become permanent residents in space .

antran
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Boeing blows. Slap Uber stickers on side of SpaceX capsule and get it done.

Adam-tjoy
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Why doenst nasa just pretend each has a twin that is left back on earth like they have done before?

loreicmaster
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Nasa and Boeing are too arrogant to ask SpaceX for help.

ramluma
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So were they fixed or is she going to come home with a baby?

JOHNTHEGREAT-wmsv
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One of two things, either they end up despising each other or they give in to sexual relations and making the best of it, clearly NASA didn’t plan very well in that thought process otherwise they would have sent either two men or two women instead of one and one

ronaldhoneycutt
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Boeing is the best in aerospace program , bar none....

junc
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If they ask nicely, Elon might bring them back

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