MELBOURNE, Fla. – Despite complications after launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Boeing’s Starliner capsule softly touched down in New Mexico early Sunday, wrapping up a dramatic flight that saw mission managers scrambling to save the unmanned spacecraft and its mission.

After executing a de-orbit burn just after 7:20 a.m. EST and reentering Earth’s atmosphere, Starliner’s three main parachutes successfully deployed over the Army’s White Sands Missile Range. The 15-foot-wide capsule touched down at 7:58 a.m. with assistance from its inflatable airbags.

“Three parachutes, six airbags, and a beautiful, soft landing,” said astronaut Mike Fincke, who joined astronauts Chris Ferguson and Nicole Mann in New Mexico on Sunday morning. “Can’t wait to try it out.”

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