There's also an article on CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/nasa-may-return-starliner-astronauts-on-boeing-or-spacex.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/

There's also an article on CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/nasa-may-return-starliner-astronauts-on-boeing-or-spacex.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/nasa-may-return-starliner-as... The Crew-9 mission is supposed to launch on the 18th. IMO, that'll be the easiest way for the two Starliner astronauts to return on Crew Dragon; if only 2 astronauts are launched, that means NASA is reserving the other seats for the "rescue mission". If all 4 seats are filled, that'll be a strong vote of confidence by NASA that the astronauts will return on Starliner. Of course, it'd be possible for SpaceX do to an emergency mission and launch an off-cycle Crew Dragon specifically for the two Starliner astronauts. But there are limits to how quickly that can happen.