jsc2018e067556_alt (Aug. 1, 2018) --- Boeing Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson has been assigned to the first flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada will team with NASA astronaut Suni Williams on Boeing’s first operational mission to the International Space Station onboard the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. They joined fellow commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson, Nicole Mann, Bob Behnken, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Doug Hurley for a celebration at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 3, 2018. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s Crew Flight Test to the space station. . Behnken and Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in the company’s Demo-2 flight test to the space station, while Glover and Hopkins are assigned to Crew Dragon’s first operational mission to station.

Commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe, Josh Cassada, Chris Ferguson, Nicole Mann, Suni Williams, Bob Behnken, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Doug Hurley interact with employees at Johnson Space Center shortly after their commercial spaceflight assignments were announced. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner in the company’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station, while Cassada and Williams are assigned to Starliner’s first operational mission to the space station. Behnken and Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in the company’s Demo-2 flight test to the space station, while Glover and Hopkins are assigned to Crew Dragon’s first operational mission to station.

Commercial spaceflight assignments for commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe, Bob Behnken, Josh Cassada, Chris Ferguson, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Doug Hurley, Nicole Mann and Suni Williams were announced on Aug. 3, 2018 at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner in the company’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station, while Cassada and Williams are assigned to Starliner’s first operational mission to the space station. Behnken and Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in the company’s Demo-2 flight test to the space station, while Glover and Hopkins are assigned to Crew Dragon’s first operational mission to station.

Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson during ISS EVA Prep & Post 1 training.

Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson during ISS EVA Prep & Post 1 training.

Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson during ISS EVA Prep & Post 1 training.

NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins will team with NASA astronaut Victor Glover on SpaceX’s first operational mission to the International Space Station onboard the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. They joined fellow commercial crew astronauts Bob Behnken, Eric Boe, Josh Cassada, Chris Ferguson, Nicole Mann, Doug Hurley and Suni Williams for a celebration at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 3, 2018. Mann, Boe and Ferguson will fly onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner in the company’s Crew Flight Test to the space station, while Cassada and Williams will fly on Starliner’s first operational mission to station. Behnken and Hurley are assigned to SpaceX’s Demo-2 flight test to the space station onboard Crew Dragon.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover joins fellow commercial crew astronauts Bob Behnken, Eric Boe, Josh Cassada, Chris Ferguson, Mike Hopkins, Doug Hurley, Nicole Mann and Suni Williams on Aug. 3, 2018, for a celebration at Johnson Space Center in Houston following the announcement of their commercial spaceflight assignments. Behnken and Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in the company’s Demo-2 flight test to the International Space Station, while Glover and Hopkins are assigned to Crew Dragon’s first operational mission to the space station. Mann will team with Boe and Ferguson onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner in the company’s Crew Flight Test to station. Cassada and Williams will fly on Starliner’s first operational mission to the space station.

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann will team with commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe and Chris Ferguson onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner in the company’s Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. They joined fellow commercial crew astronauts Bob Behnken, Josh Cassada, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Doug Hurley and Suni Williams for a celebration at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug, 3, 2018. Cassada and Williams will fly on Starliner’s first operational mission to the space station. Behnken and Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in the company’s Demo-2 flight test to the space station, while Glover and Hopkins are assigned to Crew Dragon’s first operational mission to station.

S135-E-008851 (17 July 2011) --- This image shows NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module. The photo serves as the "after" shot following a great amount of work by joint crews from Atlantis and the International Space Station to transfer supplies to and from the two spacecraft. Approximately a week earlier Ferguson posed for the "before" version. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-008870 (17 July 2011) --- This image shows NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module. The photo serves as the "after" shot following a great amount of work by joint crews from Atlantis and the International Space Station to transfer supplies to and from the two spacecraft. Approximately a week earlier Ferguson posed for the "before" version. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-007426 (11 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, floats through the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station. Ferguson and his three crewmates carried the module in Atlantis' cargo bay on their trip to link up with the orbital outpost. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-008850 (17 July 2011) --- This image shows NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module. The photo serves as the "after" shot following a great amount of work by joint crews from Atlantis and the International Space Station to transfer supplies to and from the two spacecraft. Approximately a week earlier Ferguson posed for the "before" version. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-008852 (17 July 2011) --- This image shows NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module. The photo serves as the "after" shot following a great amount of work by joint crews from Atlantis and the International Space Station to transfer supplies to and from the two spacecraft. Approximately a week earlier Ferguson posed for the "before" version. Photo credit: NASA

S126-E-007940 (17 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, looks over a checklist on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S126-E-007942 (17 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, takes a moment for a photo while holding a checklist on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S126-E-007941 (17 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, looks over a checklist on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S126-E-008290 (19 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, uses a computer on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S126-E-009195 (23 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, looks over a checklist in the Unity node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

JSC2003-E-55802 (14 July 2003) --- Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, commander

S135-E-009493 (18 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, signs an insignia decal for his mission in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. The shuttle insignia is mounted next to that of the Expedition 28. Having docked Atlantis to the station over a week ago, Ferguson and three crewmates are preparing to undock from the station early on July 19 and prepare for a July 21 landing in Florida. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006287 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is pictured at the commander's station on the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's second day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-009479 (18 July 2011) --- Inside the International Space Station's Node 1 or Unity, NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, prepares to add his mission's decal as the final piece of the collection of shuttle crew insignias, partially visible at left. Photo credit: NASA

S126-E-008472 (19 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, holds a crew lock bag which contains extravehicular activity (EVA) tools in the Unity node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S135-E-007103 (10 July 2011) ? Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is pictured at the commander's station on the forward flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission?s third day in space. The photo was made shortly before the shuttle and the International Space Station docked. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006395 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is pictured on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's second day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006292 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is pictured at the commander's station on the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's second day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-007091 (10 July 2011) ? Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is pictured at the commander's station on the forward flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission?s third day in space. The photo was made shortly before the shuttle and the International Space Station docked. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-008122 (14 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, returns a small tool to a tray on the middeck of the space shuttle Atlantis while the spacecraft was docked with the International Space Station. Crewmate Sandy Magnus, mission specialist, is in the background. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006152 (8 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, left, STS-135 commander, and Doug Hurley, pilot, are pictured on the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's initial day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006170 (8 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, pilot, is pictured at the commander's station on the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's initial day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

Commander Christopher Ferguson (left) and Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, both members of the STS-126 shuttle mission, sign autographs for Stennis employees Jan. 13 during a visit to StenniSphere.

Commander Christopher Ferguson (right) and Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, both members of the STS-126 shuttle mission, share highlights of their trip to the International Space Station during their Jan. 13 visit to StenniSphere.

Media members interview Commander Christopher Ferguson (right) during his Jan. 13 visit to StenniSphere. He was joined by Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (on stage, left), both members of the STS-126 shuttle mission.

HOUSTON – Chris Ferguson, a former space shuttle commander who is now director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing Space Exploration, takes the controls inside the company's CST-100 spacecraft simulator. To Ferguson's right, an engineer observes the exercise. Boeing demonstrated that the CST-100's software allows a human pilot to take over control of the spacecraft from the computer during all phases of a mission following separation from the launch vehicle. The pilot-in-the-loop demonstration at the Houston Product Support Center is a milestone under Boeing's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement with the agency and its Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

S98-17924 (9 Oct 1998) --- Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, pilot.

S126-E-008884 (21 Nov. 2008) --- This image, recorded in the late evening hours of Nov. 21, Houston time, shows astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, joining his Endeavour counterpart, astronaut Chris Ferguson, on the mid deck of the space shuttle. The photo may cause observers to do a double take; though Fincke's recently having begun his second tour aboard the International Space Station, the environs of the shuttle are not so familiar to him as those of the station. Members of the respective crews commanded by Ferguson and Fincke are spending close to two weeks in space together, accomplishing home improvement chores and a number of other tasks. Just a few hours after this photo was taken, two astronauts started prepping for the joint crews' third spacewalk of the week.

S126-E-005049 (14 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, looks over a checklist while occupying the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during post launch activities.

S135-E-007705 (13 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, inputs data on a computer on Atlantis' middeck during the sixth day in space for him and three crewmates. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-007350 (11 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 mission commander, toggles switches on the overhead panel of the forward flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis. The image was recorded during the mission's fourth day of activities in Earth orbit and second day while being docked with the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-009499 (18 July 2011) --- Inside the International Space Station's Node 1 or Unity, NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (right), STS-135 commander, talks with Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, on the final day of joint activities involving the station and space shuttle Atlantis crews. Photo credit: NASA

S126-E-013746 (27 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, signs Endeavour's crew patch in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station on Thanksgiving Day. One more day remains for the Space Shuttle Endeavour to be docked with the station.

S126-E-012202 (27 Nov. 2008) --- Part of the final activities between the crews of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and Expedition 18 aboard the International Space Station included mounting a cloth insgnia of the STS-126 crew by astronaut Chris Ferguson, commander, in the Zvezda module.

S135-E-006297 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, left, and Doug Hurley are pictured at the commander's station and pilot?s station, respectively, on the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's second day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006315 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, is pictured at controls on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the flight's second day of activities in Earth orbit. NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, mission commander, is at right. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-007388 (11 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 mission commander, is pictured on the middeck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's fourth day in space and second day docked with the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006314 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (foreground), STS-135 commander, and Doug Hurley, pilot, are pictured on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's second day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S126-E-005045 (14 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, attired in his shuttle launch and entry suit, takes a moment for a photo while occupying the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during post launch activities.

S135-E-006309 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, and Doug Hurley, pilot, are pictured on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's second day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-006388 (9 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, and Sandy Magnus, mission specialist, are pictured on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during the mission's second day of activities in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA

S126-E-007160 (16 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, occupies the commander's station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station.

S126-E-007254 (16 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, occupies the commander's station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station.

S126-E-007221 (16 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, occupies the commander's station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station.

S115-E-05301 (9 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, STS-115 pilot, on Atlantis flight deck during the first day in space for the STS-115 crew.

S126-E-007213 (16 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, occupies the commander's station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station.

Stennis Space Center Director Gene Goldman (center) stands with astronauts Christopher Ferguson (right) and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper in front of the A-2 Test Stand during the space shuttle crew members' visit to NASA's rocket engine testing facility Jan. 13. During their visit, Ferguson and Stefanyshyn-Piper reported on the STS-126 space shuttle delivery and servicing mission to the International Space Station. Ferguson served as commander of the mission. Stefanyshyn-Piper served as a mission specialist.

STS-126 commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Eric Boe examine shuttle Endeavour's thermal protection system following the STS-126 landing at Edwards AFB Nov. 30.

STS-126 crewmen Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson, Robert Kimbrough and Stephen Bowen pose in front of the Space Shuttle Endeavour following landing Nov. 30, 2008.

S135-E-007353 (11 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Rex Walheim (left), STS-135 mission specialist, and Chris Ferguson are pictured on the forward flight deck the space shuttle Atlantis. The photo was taken during the mission's fourth day of activities in Earth orbit and second day while being docked with the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-007410 (11 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, and Chris Ferguson, commander, compare notes in Node 2 or Harmony aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost and Atlantis have been docked for more than a day and will remain so for several more. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-007411 (11 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, and Chris Ferguson, commander, compare notes in Node 2 or Harmony aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost and Atlantis have been docked for more than a day and will remain so for several more. Photo credit: NASA

ISS013-E-80781 (12 Sept. 2006) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Steven G. MacLean, STS-115 mission specialist, and astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, pilot, work inside the Destiny laboratory to support the first day of the resumption of construction on the International Space Station. Two crewmates--astronauts Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph R. Tanner--earlier donned extravehicular mobility units and were outside now participating in the first of three scheduled space walks.

S135-E-007407 (11 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, and Chris Ferguson, commander, continue moving supplies and equipment, specifically in Node 2 or Harmony in this scene aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost and Atlantis have been docked for more than a day and will remain so for several more. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2011-E-026189 (11 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, commander. Photo credit: NASA

S126-E-005069 (15 Nov. 2008) --- On Endeavour's forward flight deck, astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-126 commander, and Eric Boe, pilot, prepare for the following day's scheduled rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station.

S135-E-009509 (18 July 2011) --- In the Node 2 or Harmony on the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, is getting ready to join crewmates (out of frame) to uninstall the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module and transfer it back to the payload bay of Atlantis. Photo credit: NASA

HOUSTON – Monitors show Chris Ferguson, a former space shuttle commander who is now director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing Space Exploration, at the controls in the inside the company's CST-100 spacecraft simulator. Boeing demonstrated that the CST-100 software allows a human pilot to take over control of the spacecraft from the computer during all phases of a mission following separation from the launch vehicle. The pilot-in-the-loop demonstration at the Houston Product Support Center is a milestone under Boeing's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement with the agency and its Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

HOUSTON – Chris Ferguson, a former space shuttle commander who is now director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing Space Exploration, sits at the controls in the inside the company's CST-100 spacecraft simulator. Boeing demonstrated that the CST-100 software allows a human pilot to take over control of the spacecraft from the computer during all phases of a mission following separation from the launch vehicle. The pilot-in-the-loop demonstration at the Houston Product Support Center is a milestone under Boeing's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement with the agency and its Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

HOUSTON – Chris Ferguson, a former space shuttle commander who is now director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing Space Exploration, talks with an engineer following simulations that showed that the CST-100 software. Boeing demonstrated that the CST-100 software allows a human pilot to take over control of the spacecraft from the computer during all phases of a mission following separation from the launch vehicle. The pilot-in-the-loop demonstration at the Houston Product Support Center is a milestone under Boeing's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement with the agency and its Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

HOUSTON - Chris Ferguson, a former space shuttle commander who is now director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing Space Exploration, sits at the controls in the inside the company's CST-100 spacecraft simulator. Boeing demonstrated that the CST-100 software allows a human pilot to take over control of the spacecraft from the computer during all phases of a mission following separation from the launch vehicle. The pilot-in-the-loop demonstration at the Houston Product Support Center is a milestone under Boeing's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement with the agency and its Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson poses for a photograph as he exits the Boeing Mockup Trainer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Aug. 2, 2018 ahead of the commercial crew flight assignments announcement Aug. 3. Ferguson, along with NASA astronauts Eric Boe and Nicole Aunapu Mann were assigned to launch aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on the company’s Crew Flight Test targeted for mid-2019 in partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S115-E-05297 (9 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, STS-115 pilot, on the flight deck of Atlantis during the first day in space for the STS-115 crew.

Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson during ISS EVA Prep & Post 1 training.

Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson during ISS EVA Prep & Post 1 training.

Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson during ISS EVA Prep & Post 1 training.

Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson during ISS EVA Prep & Post 1 training.

S126-E-010214 (24 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Steve Bowen (left) and Shane Kimbrough, both STS-126 mission specialists, attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, prepare for the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Astronaut Chris Ferguson, commander, assists Bowen and Kimbrough.

S126-E-008017 (18 Nov. 2008) --- Attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (right) and Steve Bowen, both STS-126 mission specialists, are pictured in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the mission’s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) draws to a close. Astronauts Chris Ferguson (foreground, center), STS-126 commander, and Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist, assist with the doffing of the spacesuits.

S126-E-010236 (24 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Steve Bowen (right, mostly out of frame), both STS-126 mission specialists, attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, are pictured in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) draws to a close. Astronaut Chris Ferguson, commander, assists with the doffing of the spacesuits.

Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson is seen during a NASA event where it was announced that he, NASA astronaut Eric Boe, and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann are assigned to the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew Test Flight to the International Space Station, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST- 100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon were announced during the event.

S135-E-007474 (12 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (right), STS-135 commander, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28 flight engineer, are in the Quest airlock to inspect space suits assigned to NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan prior their usage on the July 12 spacewalk on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

S135-E-007160 (10 July 2011) –-- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander, and Rex Walheim, mission specialist, are pictured on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis prior to docking with the International Space Station during the mission’s third day in space. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2011-E-024214 (1 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-024197 (1 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S135-E-007284 (10 July 2011) – From left, NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim are pictured on the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2011-E-024190 (1 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-024203 (1 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-024188 (1 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, walks to the nearby flight line of NASA T-38 trainer jets at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center prior to a flight. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S135-E-007155 (10 July 2011) –-- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander, and Rex Walheim, mission specialist, are pictured on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis prior to docking with the International Space Station during the mission’s third day in space. Photo credit: NASA

Commercial crew astronauts Chris Ferguson, left, and Eric Boe visit with a Kennedy Space Center (KSC) employee in August 2018. Ferguson and Boe were joined by fellow commercial crew astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann and Suni Williams, who made the trip to the Florida spaceport about a week after their Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew assignments were announced by NASA. They stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at KSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

Commercial Crew astronauts Chris Ferguson and Nicole Mann take a selfie during their visit to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Fellow commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe, Suni Williams and Josh Cassada also attended the August 2018 trip to Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at KSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

From left, commercial crew astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Suni Williams, Eric Boe and Chris Ferguson visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida shortly after they were officially assigned to fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at Kennedy and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in an upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

From left, commercial crew astronauts Suni Williams, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada and Chris Ferguson visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida shortly after they were officially assigned to fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at KSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

From left, commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Suni Williams and Chris Ferguson visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida shortly after they were officially assigned to fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at LSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

From left, commercial crew astronauts Josh Cassada, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Chris Ferguson and Suni Williams visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida shortly after they were officially assigned to fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at KSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

From left, commercial crew astronauts Suni Williams, Nicole Mann, Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson and Josh Cassada visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida shortly after they were officially assigned to fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at Kennedy and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

Commercial crew astronauts Nicole Mann, Suni Williams, Josh Cassada, Chris Ferguson and Eric Boe visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) shortly after they were officially assigned to fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at KSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

Boeing and United Launch Alliance employees were able to meet commercial crew astronauts Nicole Mann, Suni Williams, Josh Cassada, Chris Ferguson and Eric Boe during their visit to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in August 2018. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at KSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing

From left, commercial crew astronauts Nicole Mann, Suni Williams, Josh Cassada, Chris Ferguson and Eric Boe visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida shortly after they were officially assigned to fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. The astronauts stopped by Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at KSC and Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view progress on the Starliner and the launch pad. Boe, Ferguson and Mann will fly on Starliner in Boeing’s upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada and Williams are assigned to Boeing’s first operational mission to the ISS. Photo credit: Boeing