Boeing to fly empty capsule back to Earth without two Nasa astronauts

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station in July (Nasa via AP)

Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats.

Nasa said on Wednesday that everything is on track for the Starliner capsule to undock from the space station on Friday evening.