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NASA, Boeing Adjust Timeline for Starliner Return

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NASA and Boeing are adjusting the return to Earth of the Starliner Crew Flight Test spacecraft with agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams .

The move off Wednesday, June 26 , deconflicts the undocking and landing from a series of planned International Space Station spacewalks while allowing mission teams time to review propulsion system data.

“We are letting the data drive our decision making relative to managing the small helium system leaks and thruster performance we observed during rendezvous and docking.”.