Boeing's Starliner capsule returned safely to earth Sunday morning after a test mission marred by a clock error caused it to end its trip early, according to NASA.
Although the capsule stuck the landing, the Starliner did not accomplish its mission of docking with the International Space Station and delivering supplies.
The Starliner's mission was cut short because the flight control system fired at the wrong time shortly after the capsule launched, CNBC reported. Boeing, NASA and U.S. Army personnel work the scene where the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft landed after an abbreviate orbital test flight in White Sands, N.M., on Dec. 22, 2019.During the launch, Boeing explained, the spacecraft"reached in" to the rocket and"grabbed the wrong spot," which caused the internal clock to be set incorrectly, according to CNBC.
There was no one aboard the flight for the test mission, but the Starliner was Boeing's attempt to show NASA that it could safely carry as many as five people to the ISS, according to CNBC. In addition to the soft landing, the Starliner's return to earth also marked a first for space travel.
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