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.

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/sunita-l-williams/biography

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/williams-s.pdf

NASA Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/barry-e-wilmore/biography

NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/edward-m-fincke/biography

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

Free 59-page PDF Download on NASA's Commercial Crew Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/commercial_crew_press_kit_04.pdf

Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: October 18, 2022

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