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The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX's Dragon

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Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth next February aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft.

The announcement caps off months of speculation about the best plan to safely bring the astronauts home after malfunctions with their ride, Boeing 's Starliner capsule, postponed their departure from the International Space Station in June .

The astronauts will stay on with the existing station crew and will return on SpaceX's Crew-9 mission.

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