.NASA and also Boeing securely returned the uncrewed Starliner space capsule following its own landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, ending a three-month tour test to the International Space Station." I am extremely proud of the work our aggregate staff embeded this whole entire trip examination, as well as our team delight in to view Starliner's secure return," claimed Ken Bowersox, associate supervisor, Space Operations Goal Directorate at NASA Base Of Operations in Washington. "Despite the fact that it was actually required to return the spacecraft uncrewed, NASA and Boeing discovered a fabulous volume regarding Starliner in one of the most harsh atmosphere possible. NASA expects our continuing team up with the Boeing team to move on toward certification of Starliner for team rotation purposes to the space station.".The tour on June 5 was the very first time rocketeers released aboard the Starliner. It was the 3rd periodic trip of the space probe, and its own second return from the orbiting lab. Starliner now will certainly transport to NASA's Kennedy Room Facility in Fla for evaluation and processing.NASA's Office Workers Plan requires a spacecraft to fly a crewed test flight to verify the system awaits routine flights to and also coming from the orbiting laboratory. Observing Starliner's profits, the agency will certainly review all mission-related records." Our experts are thrilled to possess Starliner home carefully. This was a significant test tour for NASA in preparing us up for potential goals on the Starliner body," mentioned Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Office Team System. "There was a bunch of useful learning that will definitely permit our long-lasting effectiveness. I wish to endorse the whole team for their effort and also devotion over recent three months.".NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on June 5 aboard Starliner for the firm's Boeing Crewed Flight Test from Cape Canaveral Room Power Station in Florida. On June 6, as Starliner approached the space station, NASA and also Boeing determined helium cracks as well as skilled problems with the space capsule's response control thrusters. Complying with weeks of in-space and ground testing, technical interchange appointments, as well as agency reviews, NASA decided to prioritize protection as well as profit Starliner without its own team. Wilmore and also Williams will definitely proceed their work aboard station as aspect of the Expedition 71/72 team, coming back in February 2025 along with the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 objective.The crew tour test is part of NASA's Office Crew System. The target of NASA's Office Staff Course is actually safe, trusted, and also cost-effective transportation to and coming from the International Spaceport station and also low Earth track. This presently is actually delivering additional study time as well as has actually boosted the option for revelation aboard mankind's microgravity testbed, including aiding NASA organize human expedition of the Moon and also Mars.Learn more concerning NASA's Office Team system at:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- end-.Joshua Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Area Facility, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.Steve Siceloff/ Danielle Sempsrott/ Stephanie PlucinskyKennedy Room Center, Florida321-867-2468steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov/ danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov/ stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov.