BOEING’S troubled Starliner is set to return to Earth without its crew as NASA deemed the vehicle unsafe to transport the astronauts.
The spacecraft departed the ISS on Friday after the untrusted vessel suffered thruster problems.
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On Friday, shortly after 6 pm ET, Starliner undocked from its station, leaving behind pilot Sunita Williams and commander Butch Wilmore.
The spacecraft is scheduled to touch down in New Mexico’s White Sands Middle Range around 12 am ET.
Williams and Wilmore were scheduled to return on the Starliner in June, however, the capsule had maintenance issues.
While the astronauts were only meant to spend a week in space, they are now looking to return sometime in February of next year.
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