Starliner Returns to Earth Unmanned

Boeing’s Starliner successfully returned unmanned to Earth Friday. The spacecraft delivered astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station in June, but due to issues on Boeing’s first crewed test flight, NASA determined it should return to Earth without its crew.

NASA commissioned a SpaceX craft to bring the astronauts home in February. Their mission was initially planned to last about eight days.

A livestream of the landing in New Mexico seemed to indicate Starliner returned without a hitch.