[U: 12:01 am EDT — Touchdown!] Time To "Fire Test" Whether That Stricken Boeing Starliner Capsule Remains... Ship-Shape, Tonight.

The Starliner's undocking from the ISS will take place -- viz, as the "empty tin can" -- at around 6 pm Eastern. . . then, around midnight, it will deorbit, hopefully bouncing onto the flat ground at White Sands, NM before 1 am.

Here's to. . . hoping it all goes as planned:

. . .Starliner is scheduled to autonomously undock from the space station at approximately 6:04 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, to begin the journey home, weather conditions permitting. NASA and Boeing are targeting approximately 12:03 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, for the landing and conclusion of the flight test.

NASA’s live coverage of return and related activities will stream on NASA+, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA programming through a variety of platforms including social media. . . .

Now you know. Onward -- and go Buffs, tomorrow evening! Like the Starliner (re Buffs), here's to hoping, anyway. Hope is a good thing -- perhaps the best of all things, indeed, Red.

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