.NASA and Boeing securely gave back the uncrewed Starliner space probe following its landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Area Harbor in New Mexico, concluding a three-month tour test to the International Space Station." I am actually extremely proud of the job our collective team took into this whole entire air travel exam, and our team are pleased to view Starliner's risk-free profit," pointed out Ken Bowersox, associate manager, Room Operations Purpose Directorate at NASA Base in Washington. "Although it was actually required to return the space capsule uncrewed, NASA and also Boeing discovered a fabulous amount about Starliner in the most harsh environment achievable. NASA looks forward to our ongoing work with the Boeing team to continue towards accreditation of Starliner for team rotation objectives to the spaceport station.".The air travel on June 5 was actually the very first time rocketeers launched aboard the Starliner. It was actually the 3rd orbital air travel of the spacecraft, and its 2nd gain from the orbiting research laboratory. Starliner currently will certainly transport to NASA's Kennedy Room Center in Florida for evaluation and processing.NASA's Commercial Staff System calls for a spacecraft to fly a crewed test air travel to prove the unit awaits routine tours to as well as from the orbiting laboratory. Following Starliner's return, the agency will certainly review all mission-related data." Our team are actually delighted to possess Starliner home carefully. This was an essential exam trip for NASA in setting us up for future purposes on the Starliner unit," mentioned Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Commercial Workers Plan. "There was a great deal of useful discovering that will certainly enable our long-lasting excellence. I wish to support the whole crew for their hard work and also devotion over the past 3 months.".NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on June 5 aboard Starliner for the firm's Boeing Crewed Flight Test coming from Cape Canaveral Room Pressure Station in Florida. On June 6, as Starliner approached the spaceport station, NASA and also Boeing pinpointed helium leakages and also seasoned problems along with the spacecraft's reaction management thrusters. Adhering to full weeks of in-space and also ground screening, technical variation meetings, and also company assessments, NASA made the decision to focus on security and also profit Starliner without its own team. Wilmore and Williams will certainly proceed their job aboard terminal as aspect of the Trip 71/72 team, coming back in February 2025 along with the organization's SpaceX Crew-9 purpose.The team tour test belongs to NASA's Commercial Workers Program. The target of NASA's Office Workers Plan is risk-free, reputable, and cost-effective transit to and from the International Spaceport station as well as reduced Planet track. This actually is actually offering added analysis time and has improved the possibility for revelation aboard humankind's microgravity testbed, consisting of helping NASA prepare for individual exploration of the Moon as well as Mars.Learn more concerning NASA's Commercial Crew program 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 Space Center, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.Steve Siceloff/ Danielle Sempsrott/ Stephanie PlucinskyKennedy Space Center, Florida321-867-2468steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov/ danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov/ stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov.