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Boeing Starliner Capsule

  • 07 Sep 2024

On 7th September 2024, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth after an empty journey from the International Space Station (ISS) due to safety concerns.

  • Boeing’s Starliner capsule made a safe landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, using parachutes and airbags to cushion its descent.
  • The capsule had undocked from the ISS about six hours before its landing, having departed the station 260 miles over China.
  • NASA decided it was too risky to return the test pilots, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, due to previous technical issues with the capsule.
  • The Starliner capsule was sent back without astronauts, containing only blue spacesuits and some old ISS equipment.
  • NASA’s decision to keep the pilots at the ISS extends their stay until February 2025 when SpaceX will return them to Earth.