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Washington
The Boeing-produced Starliner spacecraft landed back on Earth after setting off from the International Space Station (ISS) without its crew following numerous technical problems.
The spacecraft undocked from the space outpost at 6.04pm on Friday (2204 GMT) after three months in space. It landed at White Sands Space Harbor in the US state of New Mexico at 0.01am, a NASA live stream showed. NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams, who travelled to the ISS aboard the Starliner in June, remained in space following engine problems and helium leaks on the spacecraft. Their stay was only meant to last one week.
NASA boss Bill Nelson cited safety concerns when he announced the decision to bring the Starliner back to Earth without its crew. Wilmore and Williams are now set to fly home in February 2025 aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule heading to the ISS no earlier than September 24.
