Boeing's Starliner Returns back to Earth Without it's Astronauts 🚀

Boeing Starliner just returned from space without its astronauts the capsule undocked from the International Space Station on Friday roughly after 6 hours Starliner successfully touched down at New Mexico's White Sands space Harbor Starliner launched NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams to the space station in early June on the capsule's first crude test flight but problems with Starliner thrusters and leaking helium both detected soon after it launched led the NASA to decide to call on SpaceX for getting the astronauts back next year the return Journey was closely watched as it marked the end of a dramatic few months for Boeing and NASA Boeing's Starliner program had major setbacks even before the launch it was more than 1.5 billion over budget and years behind schedule