Boeing spacecraft lands in New Mexico after mission cut short: NASA

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Last Updated : Dec 22 2019 | 6:55 PM IST

Boeing's new Starliner unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth on Sunday, landing in the New Mexico desert in the United States six days early after a clock problem prevented a rendezvous with the International Space Station.

Images broadcast by NASA showed the spacecraft touching down safely in the dark after a descent slowed by three large parachutes.

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First Published: Dec 22 2019 | 6:55 PM IST

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