Two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station after their Boeing spacecraft malfunctioned could be there much longer than anticipated because of an incompatibility with their spacesuits.

NASA told Fox News Digital their Boeing spacesuits are made to work with the company’s spacecraft, while SpaceX’s spacesuits are made to work with its own Dragon vessel, which NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams may ride in on their descent back to Earth.

The two astronauts arrived in the Starliner vehicle June 5 and were only supposed to stay until the middle of the month.

Authorities have been discussing how to safely return them home after discovering helium leaks and propulsion problems.

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Both astronauts are "very familiar" with the International Space Station, said Russ DeLoach, NASA’s chief of safety and mission assurance. The Starliner test flight marked the third mission to the ISS for each of them.

With the commercialization of space, NASA is not as deeply involved as it once was with every aspect of mission and spacecraft design.

As a result, an incompatibility between the spacesuits designed by SpaceX and Boeing has reportedly created an issue returning Wilmore and Williams to Earth.

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"The Boeing spacesuit is made to work with the Starliner spacecraft, and the SpaceX spacesuit is made to work with the Dragon spacecraft," NASA told Fox News Digital. "Both were designed to fit each unique spacecraft."

NASA did not confirm whether the issue is detrimental to the astronauts’ return.

Fox News Digital has also reached out to Boeing on the matter.

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On Saturday, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and agency leaders will hold an internal agency test flight readiness review in connection to the Boeing crew flight test. During the review, "any formal dissents will be presented and reconciled," NASA said.

After the test, NASA is expected to host a live news conference at 1 p.m. from Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The decision to return the Starliner spacecraft to Earth with astronauts is expected to be made no earlier than Saturday.

According to NASA’s website, if the decision is made to return Starliner to Earth without a crew, Wilmore and Williams will remain on the space station until late February 2025.

NASA would then plan to have the SpaceX Crew-9 mission have only two crew members, instead of four, travel to the space station in September and Wilmore and Williams would return to earth with the two-person crew early next year.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

Tom Brady will enter his broadcasting role in the NFL this year, and he’s sharing his thoughts on how the game has negatively evolved before the regular season kicks off. 

During an appearance with Stephen A. Smith at Fanatics Fest over the weekend, Brady was candid about the state of football at both the college and NFL levels, saying the game has been "dumbed down" and no real development happens anymore with rookies thrown into the fire from the beginning of their careers. 

Brady began by talking about how college programs have changed since his days at Michigan. 

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"There used to be college programs," Brady said. "Now, there are college teams. You’re no longer learning a program; you’re learning a playbook. And the program is, ultimately, like at Michigan for me, that was a pro-style program. Five years I got to learn how to drop-back pass, to read defenses, to read coverages, to be coached. I had to learn from being seventh quarterback on the depth chart to moving up to third to ultimately being a starter. 

"I had to learn all those things in college. That was development. Then, I went to New England, and I was developed by Coach Belichick and the offensive staff there. I didn’t start my first year there. I think it’s just a tragedy that we’re forcing these [NFL] rookies to play early."

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College football has been a controversial topic of late, as NIL deals and the transfer portal have allowed student-athletes to bounce from school to school without truly getting settled in and developing. 

Brady was blunt about how the game has evolved. 

"The reality is the only reason why [rookies] are [playing right away] is because we dumbed the game down, which has allowed them to play," he explained. "It used to be thought of at a higher level. We used to spend hours and hours in the offseason, in training camp trying to be a little bit better the next year. But I think what happens is it discourages the coaches from going to deep levels because they realize the players don’t have the opportunity to go to a deep level. So, they’re going to teach them where they’re at."

Football has changed since Brady came into the league as a sixth-round pick by the Patriots in 2000, especially when it comes to quarterback prospects like Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and perhaps Patriots No. 3 overall selection Drake Maye, who could be starting Week 1 for Brady’s ex-teammate Jerod Mayo in Foxborough. 

These rookies are tagged as immediate starters in the league, and their development is baptism by fire, playing against NFL defenses and seeing how they can perform. 

For some, it’s the right move because some college programs are designed to give their players an easier transition to the NFL. Others need more time before they break out. 

Brady’s commentary offers a glimpse into how real he can be on Fox alongside Kevin Burkhardt in his rookie season with the headset. NFL fans are looking forward to how he can break down offenses and defenses across the league and his thoughts about the game. 

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