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![By MARCIA DUNN After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew. NASA’s two test pilots will stay behind at the space station — their home until next year — as the Starliner capsule prepares to undock and aims for […]](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Boeing-Astronaut-Launch_24930_1de7bd.jpg?w=132 "By MARCIA DUNN After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew. NASA’s two test pilots will stay behind at the space station — their home until next year — as the Starliner capsule prepares to undock and aims for […]")
Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
By MARCIA DUNN After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is...
NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February return with SpaceX
NASA is keeping its two astronauts who flew in Boeing's Starliner to the International Space...