New mexico in the us. The Starliner Capsule developed Technical Problems shortly after launch, and nasa opted to leave the two astronauts On Board the iss until february. Its taken about six hours to get back from space. Earlier, nasa said that Butch And Suni the pair who are stranded were in good spirits and in regular contact with theirfamilies. We with their families. Have some commentary on Tha Feed we have some commentary on that Feed from nasa so when we get that we will listen into it, but as you can see, remarkable images, Boeings Starliner Spacecraft beginning its journey now Back To Earth, as we were saying, the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying, will be staying behind on the international Space Station. Nasa says it is now back on earth, and the empty craft, which had been switched to autonomous mode has undocked from the orbiting hug. Lets hub. Lets listen in. From the orbiting hug. Lets hub. Lets listen in. Hub. Lets listen in. Starliner is back on hub. Lets listen
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
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Starliner. As you said, it appears that its returning Back To Earth in a flawless manner, that theres got to be some frustration with the families and possibly the astronauts as well. This doesnt come without controversy. Controversy because nasa said, hey, listen, this just doesnt seem safe to bring them back home. But boeing had another take on it right . Yeah, there was disagreement between Nasa Engineers and boeing engineers. After looking at the thruster problems, boeing determined that the spacecraft would be safe to return to earth with astronauts on board. Nasa engineers were in disagreement. Some agreed with boeing that it was safe and others werent ready to go. There just yet. And because they could not reach a consensus, Nasa Officials made the call to return the Starliner Space Capsule autonomously and keep Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams On Board the international Space Station until they could return on that Spacex Crew Dragon in february. Lets listen more to the nasa fee
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