NASA has announced that Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, currently in space, will return to Earth without its crew, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. The duo, who have been stranded in space for 80 days, will not return home until 2025. This decision comes as NASA waits for an upcoming SpaceX mission to bring the astronauts back. The situation has left Boeing employees feeling "humiliated" that their colleagues will rely on SpaceX for rescue.

The uncrewed return of the Starliner, planned by NASA, underscores the ongoing challenges faced by Boeing in their space endeavors and highlights the growing dependence on SpaceX for critical missions.