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Boeing Starliner capsule nears completion of pivotal test flight to orbit

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Boeing's new Starliner capsule was due to descend back to Earth on Wednesday from its first uncrewed journey to the International Space Station. If all goes as planned, the gumdrop-shaped craft will make a fiery atmospheric re-entry followed by an airbag-cushioned parachute landing on the desert floor near White Sands, New Mexico.

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Reuters

Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth, capping key uncrewed test mission

Boeing Co's Starliner astronaut capsule returned from the International Space Station and landed in New Mexico on Wednesday, capping a high-stakes test flight as NASA's next vehicle for carrying humans to orbit.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Boeing Starliner Capsule Set To Complete Its Pivotal Test Flight To Orbit

The new Boeing Starliner capsule was due to descend back to Earth on Wednesday from its first uncrewed journey to the International Space Station.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Boeing's Starliner capsule on its way home from test mission

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Boeing Starliner capsule nears completion of pivotal test flight to orbit

(Reuters) - The new Boeing Starliner capsule was due to descend back to Earth on Wednesday from its first uncrewed journey to the International Space Station (ISS), completing a high-stakes test flight as NASA's next vehicle for carrying humans to orbit. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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KRDO

Boeing's Starliner capsule on its way home from test mission

By Jackie Wattles, CNN BusinessBoeing’s Starliner spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Wednesday afternoon after a five-day stay and is now heading for a landing in the remote New Mexican desert at 4:49 pm MT.As it approaches the thick inner shell of the Earth’s atmosphere, the spacecraft will ignite its thrusters in a fiery blaze of heat and speed before deploying parachutes to slow its descent. It’s expected to land in a puff…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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