Pilot for the first Starliner operational flight and 6-month mission to the ISS. Colonel, USAF retired and active NASA Astronaut 381 days in space. 9 spacewalks
The road to
#Starliner
's
#CFT
has been paved with grit, determination and camaraderie. As we approach our May 6 launch,
#TeamBoeing
is reflecting on what it means to send our friends on a test flight that will make gains for science and inspire us all.
Meet the A Team ⚡...and the B Team 🚀, too!
Starting at L-32 hours, Pad Team A and Pad Team B work in harmony to secure and help keep
#Starliner
on schedule for launch.
Meet the team:
It is time!
With Crew-8 relocated, all
@Space_Station
configurations are in place to support
#Starliner
arrival
L-4 days
✅ Crew-7 return
✅ SpaceX CRS-30 launch
✅ Soyuz MS-25 launch
✅ Soyuz MS-24 return
✅ Russian EVA
✅ CRS-30 return
✅ Relocate Crew-8
➡️
@BoeingSpace
CFT
Four Exp 71 crew members spent Wednesday gearing up for tomorrow’s relocation of their
@SpaceX
Dragon spacecraft, which will make room for the arrival of Starliner as part of
@NASA
’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The septet also worked robotics and connected with students on Earth.…
As we return human spaceflight to Atlas, our
#ULARocketStars
pass the torch of knowledge to future generations, building on all we have learned. Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go Starliner!
#AtlasV
#Starliner
#CFT
🚀The launch pad is buzzing! Our rocket and spacecraft are in final prep stages for the upcoming
#Starliner
mission. Meanwhile, the crew is using VR for last-minute training—ensuring every detail is mastered. Join us as we count down to a groundbreaking journey. Go Starliner! 🚀…
#Starliner
is a completely autonomous spacecraft. While astronauts will test manual controls during the Crew Flight Test, Starliner's software can take care of phasing, docking, undocking and landing all on its own.
I believe the last person to ride the mighty Atlas was Gordon Cooper on Mercury Atlas 9, on May 15, 1963.
Almost exactly 61 years later, Atlas will continue the legacy by launching Butch and
@Astro_Suni
on the
#Starliner
CFT mission. Go Atlas!
A very successful mission dress rehearsal is complete! This was the last integrated training event before launch. I was fortunate to be able to observe the crew with
@AstroIronMike
while
@Saturn_Flight
led the MCC activities. Go
#Starliner
! Go CFT!
What is missing from this picture? If you guessed
#ULA
’s
#AtlasV
you would be correct! But soon! May 6th is around the corner. The small white rectangle near the top of the tower is the crew access arm at an oblique view- it is a bridge from the launch tower to the spacecraft!…
Butch and Suni are now in the Spacecraft! Caught this picture of Butch right before starting the crew ingress procedures with
#Boeing
’s most excellent pad team. Go
#Starliner
!!!
On the
#Starliner
AstroVan on the way to the
#ULA
Launch Pad—Pad 41 at the
#USSF
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Getting ready for launch day on May 6. Go Starliner
Real time- we are getting ready for
#Starliner
launch on May 6th. This is a rehearsal for launch preparation called Crew Training Activity. We will take the Astrovan to our beautiful spacecraft. As Edna Mode said “Luck favors the prepared”. We will be ready for launch day!
I had the privilege of flying with the
#Starliner
prime crew to our launch pad today in our amazing T-38 training aircraft. You can see pad 41 and the
#ULA
’s Vertical Integration Facility where the mighty
#AtlasV
and
#Boeing
’s Starliner await launch. Go Atlas. Go Centaur.…