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Boeing's beleaguered astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew

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Contract negotiations have hit impasse ahead of expiration of current agreement on 13 September

Boeing's Starliner capsule will depart the ISS without astronauts today (Sept. 6), and you can watch the action live.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft prepares to return from the ISS, contributing to space research and advancing exploration capabilities.

Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great.

NASA's Starliner astronauts will temporarily have an emergency spot available on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, but they can't wear spacesuits there. That will change in a few weeks.

Starliner's astronauts will spend at least 8 months in space, longer than a typical ISS crew. But numerous other astronauts have safely spent a year on the ISS, or even longer.

A meeting got tense when NASA and Boeing discussed a topic of "huge magnitude" — the Starliner's ability to safely return its astronauts.

NASA admitted on Wednesday there was "tension" during meetings with Boeing executives about how to bring home two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station, but denied reports of shouting matches.

For the first time in nearly 150 years, the space elevator is out of the realm of sci-fi and into the orbit of mission possible.