
Christopher Ferguson
@Astro_Ferg
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Former NASA and Boeing Astronaut, Naval Aviator, TOPGUN & Drexel Grad. Space Shuttle Flyer and Trained on @BoeingSpace Starliner. Go Birds!
Cape Canaveral
Joined March 2011
In my years of test piloting, I don't think I've ever given a Cooper-Harper rating of "1" either. Impressive. Here's the scale for you future test pilots.
During the #Starliner crew's live update from @Space_Station, Commander Butch Wilmore brought the focus back to day one. Learn more about their Crew Flight Test launch and manual flying experiences:
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The perseverance and grit of @BoeingSpace on full display today as the team overcame challenges to take the #Starliner to docking with @Space_Station. There are now 3 different crewed, and 3 additional uncrewed spacecraft attached to ISS. (Need a bigger parking lot?).
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After 61 years, human spaceflight has returned to an Atlas booster with #Starliner today. Congrats to the @Boeing and @ulalaunch teams for their perseverance and grit. today and always.
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There's a lot of personality and passion here. .
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.
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RT @BoeingSpace: See #Starliner roll out from our factory to @ulalaunch's Vertical Integration Facility for its Crew Flight Test. Starliner….
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It looks so simple, but there's incredible engineering scrutiny behind parachutes that bring humans back from space. With this test @BoeingSpace is one step closer. Can't wait to see them fly.
Our team recently joined @Commercial_Crew to evaluate #Starliner's upgraded parachute design. Data analysis shows the two-parachute test over @ypg_az was a success and all test objectives were met, clearing the way for the Crew Flight Test.
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Atlantis--well cared for by @ExploreSpaceKSC for 10 years and counting. Great panel discussion with several veteran astronauts on what it was like 'back in the day'. Thanks @AstroScholarFdn.
Space Shuttle Atlantis at @ExploreSpaceKSC has officially been open for 1️⃣0️⃣ years! 🥳. On June 29, 2013, Delaware North Parks and Resorts debuted the long-awaited attraction years in the making, which was developed in partnership with NASA and St. Louis-based PGAV Destinations.
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A few thousand D-Day veterans may be still alive; the youngest are in their late 90s. Words can never express our gratitude for what was surely the Longest Day of their lives #OTD in 1944.
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There's just something about watching a rocket launch. This summer we'll take our NASA crew along for the ride.
0:00 🔥.0:01 lift off 🚀. #OTD, one year ago, #Starliner launched to space on the shoulders of @ulalaunch's #AtlasV rocket. Starliner's OFT-2 lifted our hopes to new heights! Now, relive the ride from launch to landing — plus preview the upcoming Crew Flight Test with us.
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Managing the heat dissipation of atmospheric re-entry is an amazing science. Part of the reason for the gray tint to the Crew Module paint too.
WATCH 👀 as our team paints the @NASA meatball and mission designators on the side of #Starliner's Crew Flight Test vehicle. It takes a special kind of silicone-based paint that can withstand the heat 🔥 of re-entry and is safe for use on our thermal protection system.
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These seeds complement the hops that also made the trip for an aged-in-space, 'out of this world' Simcoe Lager.
To plant a seed is to believe in tomorrow. 🌎🧵. Thousands of seeds flew on #Starliner during OFT-2 and we're now seeing them take root here on Earth. This adorable new pine tree is thriving in Houston at the home of a #Starliner engineer. #EarthDay
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CEIT is the beginning of the home stretch for the #CST100Starliner crew. Great to see them at Kennedy Space Center this week.
✅ @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore, @Astro_Suni & @AstroIronMike completed the first part of their Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for #Starliner’s upcoming Crew Flight Test.
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New mission patch for the upcoming Starliner Crewed Flight Test mission with veteran astronauts (and artists) Butch Wilmore and @Astro_Suni. Nice!.
All of these elements come together in the Crew Flight Test patch to represent the ambition of the flight test mission, the importance of partnership and the adventurous spirit of #Starliner's first crew members. Learn more:
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Great to see my friends and @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and @Astro_Suni back in their Boeing Blue Ascent/Entry pressure suits! Proud of all the work and training they and the team are doing together ahead of #Starliner’s crewed flight.
WATCH 🤩 @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore, @Astro_Suni and backup @AstroIronMike train for #Starliner's Crew Flight Test. The team recently completed two major milestones ahead of CFT. Read more about it here:
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On this Veteran's day 2022, a heartfelt thank you to those who have served this great country in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Space Force, and Coast Guard (but especially the #GoNavy 🚢).
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