Boeing Starliner Spacecraft To Return Uncrewed Due To Safety Concerns

Boeing Starliner Capsule Returns To Earth Capping Key Uncrewed Test After a summer of turmoil, boeing’s starliner spacecraft is finally home. the capsule undocked from the international space station without astronauts onboard on friday at 6:04 p.m. et, then. Credit: nasa. nasa will return boeing’s starliner to earth without astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams aboard the spacecraft, the agency announced saturday. the uncrewed return allows nasa and boeing to continue gathering testing data on starliner during its upcoming flight home, while also not accepting more risk than necessary for.

Boeing Starliner Spacecraft To Return Uncrewed Due To Safety Concerns Boeing's starliner spacecraft backs away from the international space station to begin an unpiloted six hour return to earth, targeting an overnight landing at white sands, new mexico. sept. 6. 1 of 12 |. boeing’s empty starliner capsule landed in the new mexico desert late friday night, with its two test pilots left behind at the international space station. the pair were supposed to be away for just eight days, but thruster trouble and helium leaks marred their trip to the space station back in june. nasa judged their return too. On june 6, as starliner approached the space station, nasa and boeing identified helium leaks and experienced issues with the spacecraft’s reaction control thrusters. following weeks of in space and ground testing, technical interchange meetings, and agency reviews, nasa made the decision to prioritize safety and return starliner without its. Credit: nasa. nasa has decided to return the boeing starliner to earth uncrewed, prioritizing safety after identifying issues like helium leaks. astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams, who will stay at the iss until 2025, will return via spacex’s dragon spacecraft. this strategic choice reflects nasa’s commitment to safety and allows.

Uncrewed Boeing Starliner Flight Returns From Iss Aerospace Testing On june 6, as starliner approached the space station, nasa and boeing identified helium leaks and experienced issues with the spacecraft’s reaction control thrusters. following weeks of in space and ground testing, technical interchange meetings, and agency reviews, nasa made the decision to prioritize safety and return starliner without its. Credit: nasa. nasa has decided to return the boeing starliner to earth uncrewed, prioritizing safety after identifying issues like helium leaks. astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams, who will stay at the iss until 2025, will return via spacex’s dragon spacecraft. this strategic choice reflects nasa’s commitment to safety and allows. The agency’s commitment to safety drove the decision, and it allows nasa and boeing to continue gathering starliner performance data during its early september return, while also not accepting more risk than necessary for its crew. butch and suni now will integrate into the expedition 71 72 crew and will return to earth in february 2025 with. Boeing’s starliner had already been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the spacecraft's development and two previous uncrewed flights in 2019 and 2022 also suffered technical problems.

Station Astronauts Open Hatch And Enter Boeing Starliner On Uncrewed The agency’s commitment to safety drove the decision, and it allows nasa and boeing to continue gathering starliner performance data during its early september return, while also not accepting more risk than necessary for its crew. butch and suni now will integrate into the expedition 71 72 crew and will return to earth in february 2025 with. Boeing’s starliner had already been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the spacecraft's development and two previous uncrewed flights in 2019 and 2022 also suffered technical problems.