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Boeing Starliner Undocks From ISS Without Crew

© AP Photo In this photo provided by NASA, backdropped against clouds over Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011
 In this photo provided by NASA, backdropped against clouds over Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011 - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.09.2024
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Boeing 's troubled Starliner spacecraft began the last stage of its first manned mission by undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) to start its return to earth with no crew on board because NASA officials refused to risk them.
The Starliner undocked as scheduled at 6:04 p.m. EST on Friday, according to a NASA livestream.
Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunit "Suni" Williams will remain on the ISS for another six months before returning to earth on a regular space station crew rotation.
NASA said cargo returning on the uncrewed Starliner includes hardware, completed experiments, and items no longer needed by the Crew Flight Test astronauts.
Starliner's deorbit burn is scheduled for 11:17 p.m. EST and the spacecraft is scheduled to land at the New Mexico SpacePort on Saturday.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft mounted on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.08.2024
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The troubled spacecraft suffered malfunctions to five of its 28 maneuvering thrusters and five separate helium leaks on its ascent to the ISS on June 5.
No date has been announced for another manned flight of the Starliner, but NASA officials plan to study it carefully and are considering part redesigns.
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