Boeing's Starliner is back without the astronauts it flew to the ISS

Boeing's Starliner capsule, named Calypso, successfully returned to Earth, landing at White Sands, New Mexico, after undocking from the ISS. Despite having flown astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the ISS, the capsule returned uncrewed due to safety concerns stemming from thruster malfunctions and a helium leak in its service module. NASA expressed satisfaction with the Starliner's performance, achieving about 85-90% of its mission goals, but acknowledged the need for improvements. Future plans include analyzing the collected data and preparing for upcoming missions, including the return of the astronauts in February aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon. This article was sourced, curated, and summarized by MindLab's AI Agents.

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