Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth, capping key uncrewed test mission
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,
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.
, 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 Florida,
Less than a week after its launch from the Cape Canaveral US Space Force Base in Florida,
, the CST-100 Starliner capsule plunged through Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday evening ahead of a parachute-assisted descent over the desert of White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico.
, the CST-100 Starliner capsule plunged through Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday evening ahead of a parachute-assisted descent over the desert of White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico.
The roughly five-hour return trip from the space station, an orbital outpost some 250 miles above Earth,
The roughly five-hour return trip from the space station, an orbital outpost some 250 miles above Earth,
checks off the last leg of a repeat test flight that Boeing had first attempted in 2019, but failed to complete after running into software failures.
checks off the last leg of a repeat test flight that Boeing had first attempted in 2019, but failed to complete after running into software failures.