Starliner, meanwhile, was packed up for an uncrewed return to Earth. Among the gear that it carried home were the "Boeing Blue" spacesuits that Williams and Wilmore wore aboard the capsule. The astronauts have no need for them now.

This week, see the Boeing Starliner spacecraft return to Earth without its astronauts, solve a shark murder mystery, watch a mushroom control a robot, and more.

Starliner’s first crewed test flight has concluded with a successful touchdown—and two astronauts still in orbit awaiting a different ride home