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NASA: Boeing Starliner to land uncrewed, astronauts to return on SpaceX Dragon [i]Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams will not return to Earth aboard the Boeing spacecraft they flew into orbit, following a decision by NASA based on safety concerns. Space agency officials on Saturday (Aug. 24) opted to land the CST-100 Starliner capsule "Calypso" without its crew after the new commercial vehicle encountered unexpected thruster issues on its way to the International Space Station in June. Since then, NASA and Boeing have been working together to perform tests both in space and on the ground to better understand why the Stariner's reaction control system (RCS) jets experienced failures.[/i]
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