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: https://t.co/WE4YjPjsHm
On the Longest Day, D-Day, we remember the personal sacrifices needed to rid the world of tyranny. On June 6, 1944 over 2,500 Americans gave their lives to earn a toehold in France. It was the beginning of the end of WWII. It was humbling to visit this hallowed ground 5 yrs ago.
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?)
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.
Norman L Aigner died serving as co-pilot of Horsa LJ161 on D-Day, 6 June 1944. His plane was last seen under heavy machine gun fire over Normandy, France. On Memorial Day we remember Norman and all who paid the ultimate price serving their country.
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.
See #Starliner roll out from our factory to @ulalaunch's Vertical Integration Facility for its Crew Flight Test. Starliner is now stacked on the #AtlasV rocket for a May 6 launch.
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.
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.
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.
William M. Bryant gave his life in Vietnam defending his battalion. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous gallantry...above and beyond the call of duty”. On Memorial Day we remember William and all who paid the ultimate price serving their country.
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#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.
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.
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
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: https://t.co/rmKjFS1QSo
@Nicole60439467 Hi Nicole...and of course i remember your mom. I think it was through grade school at St Martha and then Ryan (where the boys and girls schools were separated). Please pass your email address and i'll answer the rest of your questions.
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: https://t.co/aSN57MKSL5