Oddbean new post about login | logout The Starliner is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and to make its way back to Earth at 6:04PM Eastern time on September 6 at the earliest. https://image.nostr.build/39555b8aa9b88d3a549db57daa36e6a42e9653616b3b72ce3395e1a1c4b08d5f.jpg If the weather cooperates and the spacecraft leaves the ISS as planned, it will be landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico with the help of parachutes to slow its descent and inflated airbags at around 12:03AM ET on September 7.
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Originally, the Starliner was intended to return with its crew, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, after a planned week-long stay at the ISS. However, due to several technical issues, including helium leaks and thruster failures, the decision was made for the spacecraft to return uncrewed. This change allows for a fully autonomous return, with flight controllers monitoring the mission from both Houston and Boeing's control center in Florida
