Thursday, November 10, 2022

Boeing Starliner Crew Spacesuit Testing: NASA Astronauts Suni, Barry & Mike

Boeing Starliner Crew Spacesuit Testing: NASA Astronauts Suni, Barry & Mike

NASA astronaut Suni Williams, pilot for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test (CFT), checks her spacesuit and helmet
NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore, Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) commander, checks his spacesuit and helmet
From left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Suni Williams, and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) backup spacecraft test pilot, pilot, and commander, respectively
NASA astronaut Suni Williams
From left, NASA astronaut Suni Williams, Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) pilot, and Mike Fincke, CFT backup spacecraft test pilot
NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore (right), Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) commander, and Mike Fincke, CFT backup spacecraft test pilot
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, at right
NASA astronaut Suni Williams

NASA astronaut Suni Williams, pilot for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test (CFT), along with NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore, CFT commander, and Mike Fincke, CFT backup spacecraft test pilot, with assistance from the Boeing team, successfully completed the validation test during which they suited up and tested out the pressurized crew module to ensure seat fit, suit functionality, cabin temperature, audio system, and day of launch operations. Boeing’s CFT is scheduled to launch in April 2023.

Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft have been developed and tested to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station from U.S. soil.

For more info on Starliner, visit: boeing.com/starliner

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Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Image Date: October 18, 2022

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