NASA Will Attempt to Launch Boeing's Troubled Starliner Away From Space Station as Fast as Possible, Just in Case

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The decision, which came as a black eye to the embattled aerospace giant, means that stranded NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to the surface on board SpaceX's Crew-9 mission in February instead.

  Last month, NASA officially announced that Boeing's plagued Starliner is returning without a crew on board.

Later this week, likely on Friday evening, the space agency will attempt to have the faulty spacecraft undock from the International Space Station autonomously and eventually reenter the atmosphere.

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Author / Journalist: Victor Tangermann

Category: Technology

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Published On: 2024-09-04 @ 18:23:37 (11 hours ago)

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