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Sunday, December 22, 2019
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Sunday, December 22, 2019
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBoeing safely lands its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatens to set back the company’s effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year.
The Starliner descended into the Army’s White Sands Missile Range in the frigid predawn darkness, ending a two-day demo that should have lasted more than a week. All three main parachutes popped open and airbags also inflated around the spacecraft to ease the impact.
“Congratulations, Starliner,” says Mission Control, calling it a successful touchdown.
— AP
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