Boeing's beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts

Boeing’s beleaguered astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew. NASA’s two test pilots will stay behind as the Starliner capsule prepares to undock and aims for a touchdown in New Mexico. Its exit follows months of turmoil over its safety. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams should have returned to Earth aboard Starliner in June after a weeklong mission. But their trip to the space station was marred by thruster failures and helium leaks. NASA ultimately decided it was too risky so the astronauts will return next year aboard SpaceX.



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