Its Highstakes Journey Back To Earth. Final goahead. So if all goes well, well see it land back on solid ground in New Mexico within the very hour. Ill be your pilot for live coverage here. Cnn has it all happens before us. Now remember, the capsule is coming back empty, uncrewed and nasa speak. And yes, remembering it correctly, this is the same capsule that wasnt supposed to be uncrewed. It was supposed to have two astronauts coming back home in it, Sonny Williams and butch wilmore. And they are staying put on the international Space Station, as you know, in fact, therell be there until february. Nasa made the decision to keep him there for their safety after lingering issues popped up with the capsule, nasa simply couldnt risk a disaster remember, the astronauts got to space on Starliner Back in june and was supposed to be quick, eight days or so. But now its going to be more like eight months in space. Return, though, is still a high Pressure Moment for both nasa and boeing with fr
Threetoone, threetoone today, a cnn special event, the abc News President ial debate, tuesday at nine on Cnn Welcome to all you watching us here in the United States, canada, and around the world im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn Newsroom Starliner is back home, but without any astronauts on board while details on the capsules long awaited return to earth. Birth and what happens now american voters will soon head to the polls, not knowing whether the republican president ial nominee will be sentenced to prison time. Details on that busy day of legal developments for Donald Trump an alleged school shooter, and his father both appeared in court. The latest on the killings that have brought yet another us community live from atlanta. This is Cnn Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber after troubled flight to the international Space Station, Boeings Starliner has arrived safely back on earth with no crew onboard touchdown. Starliner is back on earth. That landing coming at 11 01 and 35 seconds central ti
Thank you so much for joining me this saturday. Im fredricka whitfield, and we begin this hour after three months in space the overdue return to earth for boeing starliner capsule, the capsule left the international Space Station last night, but without its two Test Pilots on board, the Treacherous Process Of Reorder Orienting the vehicle in earths atmosphere could have heated its exterior to more than 3,000 degrees fahrenheit. But the landing was tactically successful just after midnight eastern time, making it the first u. S. Made capsule to land on the ground rather than splashing down in the ocean Cnns Kristin Fisher has more on what comes next for nasa and the Starliner Crew boeing breathing a sigh of relief. This morning after starliner successfully landed in white sands, new mexico, shortly after midnight, and all of the issues that starliner suffered while in space the thruster failures, the helium leaks, did not prove to be a problem when it did the deorbit burn pump, the brak
boeing in airlines for other reasons. airlines being grounded for not being able to land. katie: always a proud moment. steve: that s right. this is a crucial milestone on the path to manned flight for the star liner which boeing has been developing to ferry nasa astronauts to and from the orbiting lab. and if all goes well, boeing will start preparing for the crude test flight to the international space station international contracted missions would then follow. katie: americans can fly themselves to the international space stations instead of getting ride with the russians. pete: when can we get an american station? katie: good idea. ask the president. he is ready to get on board. steve: nasa calls the blastoff live here on fox.