Teams with NASA and Boeing gave the green light to undock what will be the uncrewed spacecraft from the International Space Station as early as Sept. 6 at 6:04 p.m. leaving behind NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew up on board Starliner when it launched from Cape Canaveral on June 5.

Boeing's troubled Starliner has a return date. NASA has polled "go" for the uncrewed spacecraft to undock from the International Space Station no earlier than 6:04 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 6. After undocking, it will land at approximately 12:03 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at White Sands Space Harbor in the New Mexican desert.

A Russian and the first Space Force astronaut will get to fly up to the International Space Station on the SpaceX Crew-9 mission next month as NASA chose which two of four previously assigned crew will have to sit the flight out to make room for the two astronauts of Boeing’s Starliner who need a ride home.