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Boeing Starliner to Return Empty to Earth on September 7, Announced by NASA

NASA has announced the schedule for bringing back the unmanned Boeing Starliner spacecraft to Earth in the early morning of September 7, Thailand time, taking approximately 6 hours before descending back to Earth. NASA stated that they encountered control problems during the approach to the International Space Station, leading them to decide to return both astronauts back to Earth using the SpaceX spacecraft instead. NASA will livestream both the departure of the spacecraft from the International Space Station and its return to Earth.

TLDR: NASA will bring back the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to Earth without passengers due to control issues, opting to return the astronauts via SpaceX instead. Live coverage of both departure and return will be provided by NASA.

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