watch live is Boeing a NASA attempt to bring empty Starliner back to Earth after 93 days on orbit Starliner is coming home the spacecraft is a go for undocking from the International Space Station at 60 for PM EST though it will be leaving its two-person crew behind and you can watch the drama and fold live those crew members NASA astronauts but Willmore and Sunni Williams Clos the hatch on Starliner for the final time earlier today they'll be monitoring the spacecraft as it makes its way through the atmosphere this evening before eventually Landing in New Mexico shortly after midnight Boeing Starliner spacecraft launched to orbit on June 5th this crude test mission was the critical final step before the company could start providing regular crew transportation services to the Space Agency as part of a $4.2 billion doll contracted one way back in 2014 but the spacecraft experienced technical issues shortly before docking with the space station including several malfunctioning thrusters and helium leaks in the propellant system while NASA and Boeing Engineers spent trying to understand the root cause of the issues and ultimately extending the mission from 7 days to more than 90 the space agency ultimately decided that Starliner should make its return to Earth empty Wilmore and Williams will stay on the station until February 2025 and return on a spasic Dragon capsule instead spasic is currently the only American provider of astronaut transportation services Boeing is meant to be the second and the Aerospace firm says it's committed to continuing with the Starliner program despite the anomalies but it's unclear clear how long it will take for the company to have the next spacecraft ready for a test mission NASA will start streaming coverage of starliners departure at 545 p.m EDT click on the video below to watch but wait there's more the spacecraft is expected to make a soft Landing using parachutes and airbags at New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range shortly after midnight EDT will Cox Arizona dugway Proving Ground in Utah and Edwards Air Force spas in California are also available as backup Landing sites NASA will cover the re-entry and landing in a separate stream that begins at 10:50 p.m. EST assuming all goes well you can watch The Landing below