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

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Boeing's Starliner capsule returned from the International Space Station and landed in New Mexico on Wednesday (May 25) It was the last leg of a repeat test flight that Boeing had first attempted in 2019, but failed to complete after running into software failures. The latest test mission moves Starliner a major step closer to providing NASA with a second reliable avenue for ferrying astronauts to and from the space station.

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

Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule returned from the International Space Station and landed in New Mexico on Wednesday (May 25), capping a high-stakes test flight as NASA's next vehicle for carrying humans to orbit. Less than a week after its launch from the Cape Canaveral US Space Force Base in Flo

2 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

Boeing's Starliner Faces One More Challenge As It Returns To Earth

Boeing's Starliner faces one more challenge as it returns to Earth

2 years ago·United States

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Raw Story

Boeing's Starliner faces one more challenge as it returns to Earth

Boeing's Starliner capsule is readying to return to Earth on Wednesday in the final step of a key test flight to prove itself worthy of providing rides for NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.The spaceship is scheduled to autonomously undock at 2:36 pm Eastern Time (1836 GMT) and touch down in New Mexico just over four hours later, at 2249 GMT, wrapping up a six-day mission crucial to restoring Boeing's reputation after past failu…

2 years ago·United States

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Bangkok Post

Earthbound Boeing Starliner faces final challenge in key test mission

WASHINGTON - Boeing's Starliner capsule headed back to Earth Wednesday in the final step of a key test flight to prove itself worthy of providing rides for NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

2 years ago·กทม, Thailand

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The Verge

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth, wrapping up critical test mission

Up next: people riding on Starliner someday

2 years ago·United States

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New Hampshire Union Leader

Boeing's Starliner capsule returns to Earth

Boeing's Starliner space capsule landed in the New Mexico desert Wednesday, completing a six-day mission in which it finally reached the International Space Station and that could lead to flights with astronauts.

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