Boeing's Starliner capsule just landed with no crew aboard. What's next for this astronaut taxi?
Starliner's recently completed Crew Flight Test mission faced several technical problems in space. Will NASA certify the spacecraft for long-duration astronaut flights?
Boeing Starliner capsule lands back on Earth, without astronauts, to end troubled test flight (video)
Starliner, meanwhile, was packed up for an uncrewed return to Earth. Among the gear that it carried home were the "Boeing Blue" spacesuits that Williams and Wilmore wore aboard the capsule. The astronauts have no need for them now.
With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch
The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.
'We're confident in it': Boeing Starliner's parachute team readies for Crew Flight Test landing without astronauts on Sept. 7
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Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earth
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft sailed to a smooth landing in the New Mexico desert Friday night, an auspicious end to an otherwise disappointing three-month test flight that left the capsule's two-person crew stuck in orbit until next year.
"We wish it would have been the way we had planned it," Starliner returns home without crew
While Starliner's thrusters did not fail off as feared during the reentry burn, two thrusters exceeded a higher than normal temperature range − which is believed to be the reason for the malfunctions seen during docking to the space station back in June. Teams will look at this data in detail and work towards a solution for Starliner-1.
After leaving its crew behind, Boeing's troubled Starliner makes safe return to Earth
Slamming into the discernible atmosphere 400,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the Starliner streaked across the Baja Peninsula and northern Mexico before descending to a parachute-and-airbag assisted touchdown in the New Mexico desert.
After leaving its crew behind, Starliner makes safe return to Earth
While NASA doesn't trust the Starliner to carry its crew back to Earth, Boeing is confident the ship will land successfully in New Mexico.
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Boeing's troubled Starliner makes safe return to Earth, after leaving its crew behind
The Starliner slammed into the discernible atmosphere 400,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean before descending to a parachute-and-airbag assisted touchdown.
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