.NASA as well as Boeing carefully returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft observing its own touchdown at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Area Harbor in New Mexico, ending a three-month flight examination to the International Spaceport Station." I am actually incredibly proud of the work our aggregate crew embeded this whole air travel test, as well as our experts delight in to see Starliner's safe profit," said Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Room Procedures Goal Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Although it was necessary to return the spacecraft uncrewed, NASA as well as Boeing discovered an amazing volume concerning Starliner in the best severe atmosphere possible. NASA expects our continuing work with the Boeing team to go ahead toward qualification of Starliner for crew rotation missions to the space station.".The flight on June 5 was actually the very first time rocketeers introduced aboard the Starliner. It was actually the 3rd periodic flight of the spacecraft, as well as its own second gain coming from the orbiting research laboratory. Starliner now will deliver to NASA's Kennedy Area Center in Florida for inspection and also processing.NASA's Office Staff Plan requires a spacecraft to fly a crewed exam air travel to confirm the device is ready for routine flights to and also coming from the orbiting research laboratory. Adhering to Starliner's return, the company will definitely assess all mission-related records." Our experts are delighted to have Starliner home carefully. This was actually an essential exam air travel for NASA in preparing our company up for potential objectives on the Starliner system," mentioned Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Office Workers System. "There was actually a considerable amount of valuable learning that will certainly permit our long-term excellence. I intend to compliment the whole entire group for their effort and also devotion over recent three months.".NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore as well as Suni Williams launched on June 5 aboard Starliner for the agency's Boeing Crewed Flight Exam coming from Cape Canaveral Area Force Station in Florida. On June 6, as Starliner moved toward the space station, NASA and Boeing determined helium water leaks and also seasoned issues along with the space capsule's reaction command thrusters. Observing full weeks of in-space and ground screening, technical variation conferences, as well as organization evaluations, NASA made the decision to focus on security and gain Starliner without its own crew. Wilmore as well as Williams will definitely continue their job aboard terminal as part of the Expedition 71/72 team, coming back in February 2025 along with the firm's SpaceX Crew-9 purpose.The staff tour test becomes part of NASA's Industrial Workers Program. The goal of NASA's Office Crew System is risk-free, dependable, as well as economical transit to as well as from the International Space Station as well as reduced Earth track. This actually is actually delivering additional investigation time and has actually raised the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity's microgravity testbed, consisting of aiding NASA plan for human expedition of the Moon and Mars.Discover more about NASA's Business Workers plan 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 Center, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.Steve Siceloff/ Danielle Sempsrott/ Stephanie PlucinskyKennedy Space Facility, Florida321-867-2468steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov/ danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov/ stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov.