WOEING: Boeing Starliner astronauts might not return to Earth until next year, NASA says. “Boeing Starliner astronauts, stranded at the International Space Station after a weeklong test flight turned into a two-month stay due to thruster problems, may be forced to fly home on SpaceX in 2025, NASA has admitted. NASA updated reporters Wednesday at a news conference, which Boeing did not attend, on the timeline for crew members Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. The astronauts have been in space for 63 days with no return date in sight.”

Martin Caidin, call your office.

UPDATE (From Ed): You too, Kamala!

Perhaps the astronauts could still be recovered even if forced to bailout into the cloud: