Boeing Starliner capsule departs from ISS without crew [Video]

Boeing’s Starliner capsule undocked from the International Space Station Friday evening — concluding its nearly three-month stay in space. But it’s flying with an empty cabin, leaving behind two test pilots who must now remain on the station for another five or six months.The Starliner left its docking port at the space station just after 6 p.m. ET, according to NASA. The capsule will spend about six hours free-flying through orbit as it slowly makes its descent toward home.In the video player above: See the capsule undock from the ISSBefore the capsule departed, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — the two NASA astronauts who flew Starliner to the space station back in June — wished the spacecraft, nicknamed “Calypso” by Williams, luck on its long-awaited and unexpected journey home.“It is time to bring Calypso home,” Williams said to mission control Friday evening. “You have got this. We have your backs, …