the Boeing capsule named Calypso returned to Earth this morning September 7th and landed in the New Mexico desert at 12:01 a.m. Boeing's Starliner capsule recently landed back on Earth after an unmanned Mission marking another step in the company's efforts to develop commercial spacecraft for NASA the mission was part of Boeing's ongoing efforts to meet NASA's safety and performance criteria before it can carry astronauts the capsule has faced numerous delays and Technical problems in the past so even without astronauts this Landing is significant as it continues to validate the spacecraft systems Boeing's troubled Starliner made its much anticipated return to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who carried it to the International Space Station as NASA deemed the return trip too risky after years of delays the Starliner was launched in June for what was intended to be a roughly week-long test mission a final Shakedown before it is certified to fery cruise 2 and from the orbital lab