Starliner is scheduled to autonomously undock from the ISS on Friday at 6:04 p.m. For the breakout burn, Starliner will instead immediately start going up and away from the ISS.

In other words, theres fewer thruster firings.

In late August,NASA finally decided to bring back the astronauts on board SpaceXs Crew Dragon capsule.

The Starliner spacecraft has been docked to the ISS since June 6, 2024.

The Starliner spacecraft has been docked to the ISS since June 6, 2024.NASA

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