CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — The landing date for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been announced, officials stated on Friday.

In a joint press release, both NASA and Boeing stated that officials are targeting Saturday, June 22, for the return of the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission from the International Space Station.

“Pending spacecraft return readiness and acceptable weather conditions, Starliner will undock from the space station for a parachute and airbag-assisted landing in the southwestern United States,” NASA stated.

The exact location has not been announced.

The Starliner lifted off on Wednesday, June 5, and carried NASA astronauts Cmdr. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams to the International Space Station, which docked on the floating laboratory the following day.  

Since the mission’s first launch attempt on May 6, it has been plagued with issues, most notably multiple helium leaks.

During the launch, it was known the Starliner had only one helium leak in the flange of the Starliner’s service module’s thruster system, which is believed to be caused from a faulty seal.

On the day of the docking, NASA officials revealed additional leaks had been discovered, bringing the total to four.

Earlier this week, NASA announced there are actually five leaks. The U.S. space agency stated that despite the leaks, Starliner has enough helium for the return trip home.

In addition to the leaks, all five of the Starliner’s reaction control system thrusters that are used to maneuver the craft to the space station failed at one point. After doing a hot-fire test, four of the five were re-selected.

In the teleconference on the day of the docking, Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager of Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program, said it may have been a software issue that caused the thrusters to fail.