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Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS
Boeing will return its capsule from the International Space Station without the NASA astronauts that Starliner delivered to orbit.
With Starliner coming back to Earth empty, NASA will now have astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return via SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, which is expected to launch its ninth regular mission to the ISS for the agency on Sept. 24. The decision to bring Starliner back from the ISS empty marks a dramatic about-face for NASA and Boeing, as the organizations were previously adamant that the capsule was the primary choice for returning the crew. Instead, the flight test is further setting back Boeing's progress in NASA's Commercial Crew program and, with over $1.5 billion in losses absorbed already, threatens the company's future involvement with it.
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