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Sans astronauts, Boeing's Starliner returns to Earth

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Starliner mission toÌý ISS, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 5, 2024.Ìý

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WASHINGTON � Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed uncrewed in a New Mexico desert late on Friday, capping a three-month test mission hobbled by technical issues that forced the astronauts it had flown to International Space Station to remain there until next year.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who became the first crew to fly Starliner in June, remained on ISS as Starliner autonomously undocked at 6:04 p.m. ET Friday, beginning a six-hour trek to Earth using maneuvering thrusters that NASA deemed too risky for a crew.



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