BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — NASA officials plan to give an update Wednesday on the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
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The update will be on the delayed departure without its astronaut crew from the International Space Station.
The capsule is scheduled to depart the space station around 6 p.m. on Friday.
Read: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft set for return to Earth next week, without its astronaut crew
After a series of helium leaks, the capsule will be empty for its journey back to Earth.
NASA is planning to send Starliner’s astronauts back home in February aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Read: Mystery noise coming from Starliner has stopped
Channel 9 will monitor NASA’s 12 p.m. news conference and provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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