Boeing and NASA Prepare to Bring Starliner Home Without its Crew on Friday
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Boeing and NASA Prepare to Bring Starliner Home Without its Crew on Friday
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft prepares for a major milestone as NASA and Boeing collaborate to bring it back home this Friday, marking a significant point in its development. Originally designed to transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), this particular mission will not carry a crew. After facing technical challenges, the decision to return the spacecraft uncrewed demonstrates NASA and Boeing's commitment to safety and thorough testing. The mission is crucial for validating the spacecraft's systems and ensuring its reliability for future crewed missions. NASA’s commercial crew program, which aims to foster partnerships with private companies to send astronauts to space, has heavily invested in both SpaceX and Boeing. While SpaceX has successfully launched several crewed missions using its Crew Dragon spacecraft, Boeing has encountered a series of delays and technical difficulties with Starliner, preventing it from carrying astronauts on its missions so f…
