Starliner Completes Deorbit Burn, Readies for Entry Interface

A graphic depicting Boeing Starliner's spacecraft conducting its deorbit burn as it returns to Earth as part of the agency's Crew Flight Test on Friday, June 6, 2024. Photo credit: NASA

At 11:18 p.m. EDT, Boeing's uncrewed Starliner spacecraft completed its deorbit burn as expected over the Pacific Ocean. About two and a half minutes later, the spacecraft's expendable service module separated. The service module provided propulsion and power leading up to the deorbit burn.

NASA's coverage continues on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency's website as teams prepare for landing.

The next milestone is in about 15 minutes with entry interface. Starliner will angle itself and its heat shield for re-entry as the spacecraft prepares for a parachute-and-airbag-assisted landing at approximately 12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.

Starliner is the first American-made orbital crew capsule designed to perform a ground landing as a reusable spacecraft. NASA's Spaceflight Meteorology Group forecasts a few clouds at 8,000 feet and winds out of 100 degrees around 6 knots, peaking to 8 knots, for tonight's landing.

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