Inspection Day activities at Johnson Space Center (JSC)

During a Spacelab flight, the hub of activity was the Payload Operations Control Center (POCC) at the Johnson Space Flight Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. The POCC became home to the management and science teams who worked around the clock to guide and support the mission. All Spacelab principal investigators and their teams of scientists and engineers set up work areas in the POCC. Through the use of computers, they could send commands to their instruments and receive and analyze experiment data. Instantaneous video and audio communications made it possible for scientists on the ground to follow the progress of their research almost as if they were in space with the crew. This real-time interaction between investigators on the ground and the crew in space was probably the most exciting of Spacelab's many capabilities. As principal investigators talked to the payload specialists during the mission, they consulted on experiment operations, made decisions, and shared in the thrill of gaining new knowledge. In December 1990, a newly-established POCC at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) opened its door for the operations of the Spacelab payloads and experiments, while JSC monitored the Shuttle flight operations. MSFC had managing responsibilities for the Spacelab missions.

Skylab

The Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), designed and developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center, was one of four major components comprising the Skylab (1973-1979). The ATM housed the first manned scientific telescope in space. This photograph shows the ATM rigged for altitude and space simulation tests at the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). The MSC was renamed the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in early 1973.

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The Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), designed and developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center, was one of four major components comprising the Skylab (1973-1979). The ATM housed the first manned scientific telescope in space. This photograph is of the ATM thermal systems unit undergoing testing in the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). The ATM thermal systems unit was used to control the temperatures of space instrument's subsystems during a mission. The MSC was renamed the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in early 1973.

Investigators from University of Washington, Johnson Space Center, and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Denver, Colorado, inspect a canister and sample collector soon after opening a container with Stardust material in a laboratory at the JSC.

Inspecting a Canister and Sample Collector

Senator John Glenn visit to Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Senator John Glenn visit to Johnson Space Center (JSC). Views of Glenn sitting in cockpit of T-38 in Hangar 276 with John Young, George Abbey, David Leestma and Mark Polansky observing (11150). An engineer explains SPIFEX experiment hardware to Abby, Young and Glenn in Bldg 13 (11151, 11153). Glenn talks with astronaut Terrence T. Henricks and employees in Bldg 9C, Virtual reality lab (11152). Lunch in Bldg 17 Flight Crew support division with Dr. Ellen Baker, Robert "Hoot" Gibson and John Glenn (11154). Linda Godwin, Robert Cabana, Abbey, Young, Baker, Gibson and Glenn at lunch (11155). Astronaut Mark Lee shows Glenn and his aide how to use the virtural reality helmets (11156-7). Glenn shakes the hand of Franklin Chang-Diaz with his plasma rocket in the background in the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) (11158). Glenn in the Manipulator Development Facility (MDF) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) station mock-up in Bldg 9A with Abbey, Young and aide (11159, 11186). Glenn signs a book for Thomas D. Jones as Frederick Sturckow and Linda Godwin look on (11160). Glenn inside visual-vestibular trainer in Bldg 9B (11161). In conference room meeting with astronaut corps in Bldg 4S, Glenn shakes Robert Cabana's hand (11162). John Glenn and John Young pose for a group shot with Bldg 17 Food lab personnel (11163). Glenn thanks the food lab personnel (11164). Glenn visits Bldg 5 Fixed Base (FB) middeck simulator with astronauts Terrence Henricks and Mary Ellen Weber (11165). Glenn with Charles T. Bourland (11166). STS-70 crew Donald Thomas, Terrence Henricks, Mary Ellen Weber, Nancy Currie and Kevin Kregel with Glenn's advisor (11167). STS-70 crew Thomas, Henricks, Weber, Currie and Kregel with John Glenn (11175). Glenn with Thomas, Kregel, Weber, Henricks and trainer (11176-7). David J. Homan assists Glenn's aide with virtual reality goggles (11168) and Glenn (11174). John Young in Bldg 9C equilibrium trainer (11169). Glenn with Carl Walz in flight deck mock-up of MDF in Bldg 9NE (11170, 11187). Young, Abbey, aides, Glenn and Walz examine helium balloon in MDF (11171-2). Chang-Diaz shows Glenn's tour group the plasma rocket (11173). Glenn's presentation to astronaut corps (11178-81, 11184-5). Glenn is presented with framed picture of Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) (11182) and framed picture of space station (11183).

JSC2006-E-28426 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (left), STS-121 commander, and Johnson Space Center's (JSC) deputy director Robert D. Cabana, exchange thoughts upon the crew arrival at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

STS-121 Crew Return, Ellington

JSC2005-E-33392 (10 August 2005) --- Johnson Space Center (JSC) Director General Jefferson D. Howell, Jr. addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Fields Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-114 crew return ceremonies.

STS-114 Homecoming Ceremony

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JSC2000-01643 (23 February 2000) --- JSC Director George W.S. Abbey greets astronaut Dominic L. Gorie, pilot, following the STS-99 crew's arrival at Ellington Field near the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Homecoming for STS-99 crew at Ellington Field

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. -- (JSC 596-14779) -- Official portrait of astronaut Lee M. Morin, mission specialist

Space Shuttle Endeavour flies by Johnson Space Center

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jsc2017e009777 (01/26/2017) --- Former NFL player Kevin Williams (Vikings, Seahawks, Saints) enjoys the tour at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) while getting a hands on look in the NASA Space Shuttle cockpit. Kevin was invited with the other former NFL players to visit JSC as part of the JSC Super Bowl tailgate event. The former NFL players got a chance to visit Mission Control and well as many other areas in the Space Center. They also took time to sign autographs and give picture opportunities to the JSC Staff.

JSC2001-E-12119 (19 April 2001) --- Steven A. Hawley of the Flight Crew Operations Directorate chats with Daniel K. Carpenter, Director of the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Public Affairs Office, as the two await liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The two are at the rear of the flight control room of JSC's Mission Control Center.

STS-100 MCC Launch Activities

JSC2005-E-43596 (4 November 2005) --- Johnson Space Centers (JSC) Deputy Director Robert D. Cabana speaks from the lectern in the ballroom of the Gilruth Center at JSC during the welcome home ceremony for the Expedition 11 crew members.

Expedition 11 Crew Return Celebration

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (JSC-2002-E-09639) Official portrait of Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, mission specialist, representing Rosaviakosmos.

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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TX -- (JSC 597-06616) --Official Portrait of astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell, STS-111 mission commander

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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TX -- (JSC 597-06573) --Official Portrait of astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, STS-111 mission specialist

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French Scientist Francois Robert holds up a sample obtained from the Stardust Mission for the camera in the Stardust Laboratory in Building 31, Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Francois Robert receives a sample from the Stardust Experiment

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (JSC-2002-E16084) Astronaut Sandra H. Magnus, mission specialist/ISS flight engineer, on the STS-126 mission.

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jsc2017e009635 (01/26/2017) --- Former NFL player Daryl Gaines (K.C. Chiefs) briefs a large group of former NFL players on the Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) many missions during the JSC Super Bowl Tailgate event. Daryl is currently assistant to the Center Director of JSC and is a member of the JSC Super Bowl Committee collaborating between JSC and the Houston NFL Super Bowl Committee to plan joint activities for JSC participation in Super Bowl LI. Center Director Ellen Ochoa invited the former NFL players to JSC as part of our Super Bowl Live events. During the week before the Super Bowl the former players visited Mission Control, and other JSC areas taking time to stop and give autographs and photo opportunities to JSC Staff members. NASA POTOGRAPHER Lauren Harnett.

JSC2009-E-207839 (12 Sept. 2009) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-128 crew return ceremony on Sept. 12, 2009 at Ellington Field near JSC.

STS-128 Crew & ISS Crewmember Tim Kopra return ceremony at Ellington Field

JSC2008-E-014907 (21 Feb. 2008) --- Johnson Space Center's (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (right) greets astronauts Rex Walheim (left) and Leland Melvin, STS-122 mission specialists, at Ellington Field near JSC prior to the STS-122 crew return ceremonies.

STS-122 Crew Return Ceremony

JSC2009-E-207800 (12 Sept. 2009) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-128 crew return ceremony on Sept. 12, 2009 at Ellington Field near JSC.

STS-128 Crew & ISS Crewmember Tim Kopra return ceremony at Ellington Field

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JSC2009-E-122226 (26 May 2009) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-125 crew return ceremony on May 26, 2009 at Ellington Field near JSC.

STS-125 Crew Return Ceremony and autograph session at Ellington Field.

JSC2006-E-28459 (18 July 2006) --- Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Director Michael L. Coats speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near JSC during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

STS-121 Crew Return, Ellington

JSC2010-E-025784 (22 Feb. 2010) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near JSC.

STS-130 Crew Return, Ellington Field

JSC2007-E-31814 (23 June 2007) --- Johnson Space Center's (JSC) director Michael L. Coats addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-117 crew return ceremony on Saturday, June 23 in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near JSC.

STS-117 Crew Return Ceremony at Ellington Field

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jsc2017e009671 (01/26/2017) --- Former NFL player Emanuel McNeil (New England Patriots and New York Jets) provides a photo opportunity for a Johnson Space Center(JSC) Staff Member in front of the NASA Mars Rover image. Emanuel is touring JSC as part of the Super Bowl tailgate event. The JSC Center Director invited former NFL players during the week leading up to the Super Bowl. NASA Photographer Lauren Harnett.

STS-125 Crew Return Ceremony and autograph session at Ellington Field.

JSC2009-E-122153 (26 May 2009) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (far left) and the STS-125 crew are pictured at the STS-125 crew return ceremony on May 26, 2009 at Ellington Field near JSC. From second left are astronauts Scott Altman, commander; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot; along with astronauts Michael Good, Megan McArthur, John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino and Andrew Feustel, all mission specialists.

JSC2011-E-050731 (2 June 2011) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (left), along with astronauts Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander; and Greg H. Johnson, pilot, are pictured during the STS-134 crew return ceremony on June 2, 2011 at Ellington Field near JSC. Photo credit: NASA

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JSC2011-E-050732 (2 June 2011) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (left), along with astronauts Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander; and Greg H. Johnson, pilot, are pictured during the STS-134 crew return ceremony on June 2, 2011 at Ellington Field near JSC. Photo credit: NASA

STS-134 Crew Return, Ellington 990

NASA OFFICIALS - MISSION OPERATIONS CONROL ROOM (MOCR) - MONITORING PROBLEMS - SKYLAB (SL)-3 COMMAND MODULE (CM) - JSC

S73-31875 (2 Aug. 1973) --- After learning of a problem in the Command/Service Module which was used to transport the Skylab 3 crew to the orbiting Skylab space station cluster, NASA officials held various meetings to discuss the problem. Here, four men monitor the current status of the problem in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the Mission Control Center (MCC) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). From the left are Gary E. Coen, Guidance and Navigation System flight controller; Howard W. Tindall Jr., Director of Flight Operations at JSC; Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr., JSC Director; and Sigurd A. Sjoberg, JSC Deputy Director. Photo credit: NASA

S81-33467 ( July 1981) --- Astronaut Claude Nicollier, mission specialist. EDITOR'S NOTE: Nicollier is a Swiss scientist, representing the European Space Agency (ESA). He began training at the NASA - Johnson Space Center (JSC) in 1980.

PORTRAIT - NICOLLIER, CLAUD - JSC

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TX -- (JSC 597-09921) --Official Portrait of Astronaut Philippe Perrin, STS-111 mission specialist representing CNES, the French Space Agency

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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (JSC-2001-02920) -- Official portrait of astronaut Ilan Ramon, (Colonel, Israel Air Force), payload specialist representing the Israeli Space Agency (ISA)

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JSC2002-00686 (21 March 2002) --- An unidentified member of the STS-113 crew simulates a bailout from a shuttle-in-trouble during an emergency egress exercise in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Preflight Coverage of the STS-113 and Expedition 6 Bailout Training

JSC2002-01558 (8 August 2002) --- Astronaut William A. Oefelein, STS-116 pilot, uses a camera as he waits for a training and photo session to begin in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Preflight Coverage of the STS-112 and Expedition 8 Crew during Egress Training

NASA commercial crew astronaut Eric Boe trains in a Boeing CST-100 Starliner mockup at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Boe is assigned to launch to the International Space Station on the first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.

CCP Astronauts - CST-100 Mini MOST Simulation

NASA commercial crew astronaut Doug Hurley attends a training class for International Space Station ingress and egress procedures in the Space Vehicle Mock-Up Facility at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hurley is assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s first crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - ISS Ingress Egress Training in SVMF

NASA commercial crew astronaut Mike Hopkins trains with Extravehicular Activity (EVA) tools and hardware in Johnson Space Center’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston. Hopkins is assigned to the second crewed flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA HI-FI Hardware 2/3 Training

NASA commercial crew astronaut Kjell Lindgren tries out some of the food he'll enjoy onboard the International Space Station at the Space Food Systems Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Lindgren is assigned as a backup for SpaceX Crew Dragon’s first and second crewed flights.

CCP Astronauts - Food Training 4

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA HI-FI Hardware 2/3 Training

Local area school children are seen during a NASA event announcing the astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Crews to Fly Commercial Spacecraft Announced

Comet NEOWISE passing over the Little Joe II rocket at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Rocket Park on July 22nd, 2020.

Comet NEOWISE Over Rocket Park

NASA commercial crew astronauts Josh Cassada and Suni Williams prepare for T-38 training flights at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. Cassada and Williams are assigned to the Boeing Starliner’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - NASA T-38 Aircraft Operations

NASA commercial crew astronaut Suni Williams performs physical training on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Williams is assigned to the Boeing Starliner’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) PT #2

NASA commercial crew astronaut Victor Glover learns about the tools and hardware he will use in spacewalk training at NASA’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston. Glover will fly to the International Space Station on the second flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA HI-FI HDW 2 Training

NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana gives remarks during a NASA event announcing the astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Commercial Crew Announcement - Robert Cabana

Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson prepares for water survival training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Ferguson will fly on Boeing's Crew Flight Test with NASA astronauts Eric Boe and Nicole Mann.

CCP Astronauts - Water Survival Training at the Neutral Buoyancy

NASA commercial crew astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover get training on some of the tools they could use during spacewalks at the International Space Station. Hopkins and Glover are both assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA Maintenance 2 IG Training

NASA commercial crew astronaut Victor Glover performs physical training on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Glover is assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - CMS Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) O

NASA Commercial Crew Program Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Kjell Lindgren practice operating the cameras they would use on board the International Space Station. Hopkins is assigned to the second flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, and Lindgren is assigned as a backup for the Crew Dragon’s first and second flights.

CCP Astronauts - Camera Proficiency Training

NASA commercial crew astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken attend a training class for International Space Station ingress and egress procedures in the Space Vehicle Mock-Up Facility at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hurley and Behnken are both assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s first crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - ISS Ingress Egress Training in SVMF

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA HI-FI HDW 2 Training

NASA Commercial Crew Program astronauts Nicole Mann and Victor Glover learn about the tools and hardware they will use in spacewalk training at NASA’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston. Mann is assigned to launch to the International Space Station on the first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. Glover will fly to the station on the second crewed flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

NASA commercial crew astronaut Eric Boe performs physical training on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Boe is assigned to the Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) PT #2

NASA commercial crew astronaut Suni Williams prepares for T-38 training flights at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. Williams is assigned to the Boeing Starliner’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - NASA T-38 Aircraft Operations

NASA commercial crew astronaut Josh Cassada trains for docking to the International Space Station. Cassada is assigned to the second crewed flight to the International Space Station of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.

CCP Astronauts - ISVT BES Phase 2 Training

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly poses a portrait, Monday, July 8, 2019 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Portrait - Retired Astronaut Scott Kelly

NASA commercial crew astronaut Josh Cassada and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson prepare to practice water survival techniques at the Neutral Bouyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Cassada is assigned to the second crewed flight to the International Space Station of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. Ferguson is assigned to Starliner’s first crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - Water Survival Training at the Neutral Buoyancy

NASA commercial crew astronaut Victor Glover gets training on some of the tools he could use during spacewalks at the International Space Station. Glover is assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA Maintenance 2 IG Training

NASA astronaut Don Pettit poses for a portrait after donning his spacesuit, Friday, July 12, 2019 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Portrait - Astronaut Don Pettit

NASA Commercial Crew Program astronaut Nicole Mann learns about the tools and hardware she will use in spacewalk training at NASA’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility. Mann is assigned to launch to the International Space Station on the first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA HI-FI HDW 2 Training

Mark Geyer, Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, delivers remarks in the Teague Auditorium at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

VP Pence Visits Johnson Space Center

NASA commercial crew astronaut Josh Cassada prepares for T-38 training flights at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. Cassada is assigned to the Boeing Starliner’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - NASA T-38 Aircraft Operations

NASA commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe and Suni Williams train in a Boeing CST-100 Starliner mockup at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Boe is assigned to launch to the International Space Station on the first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. Williams will fly to the space station on Starliner’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - CST-100 Mini MOST Simulation

CCP Astronauts - NASA T-38 Aircraft Operations

NASA commercial crew astronaut Mike Hopkins performs physical training on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hopkins is assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s second crewed flight.

CCP Astronauts - Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) PT Tr

CCP Astronauts - CST-100 Mini MOST Simulation

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA HI-FI HDW 2 Training

NASA commercial crew astronaut Josh Cassada practices water survival techniques at the Neutral Bouyancy Laboratory. Cassada is assigned to the second crewed flight to the International Space Station of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.

CCP Astronauts - Water Survival Training at the Neutral Buoyancy

CCP Astronauts - NASA T-38 Aircraft Operations

Commercial Crew Announcement - NASA Astronaut Eric Boe

NASA astronaut Eric Boe is seen during a NASA event where it was announced that he, Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson, 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.

CCP Astronauts - Food Training 4

Commercial Crew Program astronauts try out some of the food they’ll enjoy onboard the International Space Station at the Space Food Systems Laboratory at Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley, Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover will fly on the SpaceX Crew Dragon. NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren is assigned as a backup for the Crew Dragon’s first and second crewed flights. Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson will fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. Also joining them for the taste tests are Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronauts Shoichi Noguchi and Akihiko Hoshide. Noguchi is scheduled to be part of the Expedition 62-63 crew, and Hoshide is training for Expedition 64-65.

Commercial Crew Announcement - Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson

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.

CCP Astronauts - SAFER 1 Training in Virtual Reality Lab

CCP Astronauts - ISS EVA HI-FI Hardware 2/3 Training