Veteran Navy Astronauts Poised for Historic Starliner Mission to ISS
Download MP3Retired Navy Captains and active NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to make history as the first crew to fly aboard Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Wilmore, who has spent 178 days in space across two prior missions, will command the flight test. Williams, a pilot for this mission, has accumulated 322 days in space over two long-duration ISS expeditions, conducting seven spacewalks
Both astronauts have extensive experience as Navy test pilots, logging over 3,000 flight hours in various aircraft. They were selected by NASA in 2000 and 1998, respectively. The Starliner spacecraft, launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will dock with the ISS for an approximately week-long stay. Wilmore and Williams will evaluate the spacecraft's systems and capabilities during the mission. Upon completion of their mission, the crew will return to Earth, with the Starliner touching down under parachutes and airbags in the western United States. This mission serves as the final test flight before Starliner can be certified for operational crew rotation missions to the ISS.
For more mission resources, please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/boeing-cft/
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Both astronauts have extensive experience as Navy test pilots, logging over 3,000 flight hours in various aircraft. They were selected by NASA in 2000 and 1998, respectively. The Starliner spacecraft, launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will dock with the ISS for an approximately week-long stay. Wilmore and Williams will evaluate the spacecraft's systems and capabilities during the mission. Upon completion of their mission, the crew will return to Earth, with the Starliner touching down under parachutes and airbags in the western United States. This mission serves as the final test flight before Starliner can be certified for operational crew rotation missions to the ISS.
For more mission resources, please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/boeing-cft/
Join NASA Veteran Community on the Parade Deck.
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