NASA wants Starliner to make a quick getaway from the space station

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Starliner is set to land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico shortly after midnight.

The action begins at 6:04 pm EDT (22:04 UTC) on Friday, when hooks in the docking mechanism connecting Starliner with the International Space Station (ISS) will open, and springs will nudge the spacecraft away its mooring on the forward end of the massive research complex.

Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to undock from the International Space Station on Friday evening.

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Author / Journalist: Stephen Clark

Category: Technology

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Topics: Science Commercial space NASA Human spaceflight Starliner Boeing International space station Space Commercial crew

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Published On: 2024-09-06 @ 21:50:35 (12 hours ago)

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