The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew – a former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space
- Written by Michael E. Fossum, Vice President, Texas A&M University
The Boeing Starliner, shown as it approached the International Space Station.NASA via APBoeing’s crew transport space capsule, the Starliner, returned to Earth without its two-person crew right after midnight Eastern time on Sept. 7, 2024. Its remotely piloted return marked the end of a fraught test flight to the International Space Station...


