Looking at the replies, a lot of people don't understand the conundrum with this situation.

A) If NASA returns the crew on Starliner – Starliner will be undocked by *current* flight software + crew from the ISS but there's a risk the crew won't make it home

B) If NASA returns… https://t.co/3JGGI1BaSE

— ALEX (@ajtourville) August 10, 2024

...A) If NASA returns the crew on Starliner – Starliner will be undocked by *current* flight software + crew from the ISS but there's a risk the crew won't make it home 

B) If NASA returns the crew on Dragon – The crew comes home safely but there's a risk that Starliner will never be able to undock autonomously with *updated* flight software alone, meaning there's a risk to all current and future astronauts going to the ISS with the loss of one of only two docking ports