This post states Jessica Meir was beginning her training as a member of the Expedition 60/61 backup crew. I have never seen who is training as backup for 58/59 or 59/60. Anyone know who they might be?
Quote from: kevind on 01/22/2018 04:38 pmThis post states Jessica Meir was beginning her training as a member of the Expedition 60/61 backup crew. I have never seen who is training as backup for 58/59 or 59/60. Anyone know who they might be?Andrew Morgan will be a backup for 58/59!
Quote from: SMS on 02/01/2018 08:30 pmQuote from: kevind on 01/22/2018 04:38 pmThis post states Jessica Meir was beginning her training as a member of the Expedition 60/61 backup crew. I have never seen who is training as backup for 58/59 or 59/60. Anyone know who they might be?Andrew Morgan will be a backup for 58/59!Jessica Koch will be back-up for 59/60.
Besides Astronauts Boe, Behnken, Hurley and Williams...are any other astronauts "assigned" to SpaceX and Boeing commercial flights?I saw a preliminary schedule that had a 4 member crew (3 NASA / 1 CSA-JAXA or ESA) flying a Boeing mission after the initial 2 member flight.Thank you.
Quote from: TJL on 02/04/2018 01:03 pmBesides Astronauts Boe, Behnken, Hurley and Williams...are any other astronauts "assigned" to SpaceX and Boeing commercial flights?I saw a preliminary schedule that had a 4 member crew (3 NASA / 1 CSA-JAXA or ESA) flying a Boeing mission after the initial 2 member flight.Thank you.I have no inside information, but I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that Doug Wheelock will be on USCV-1.
Is Noguchi definitely attached to a Soyuz crew? My impression was that he was aimed at a late 2019 launch, which would imply a USCV?
A Boeing astronaut is on the first CST-100 flight. A better than even chance that this will be Chris Ferguson.
“So how about you? Would you like to do it?” I quickly inquired.“I don’t know. Sure I’d like to go to space again, who wouldn’t like to go to space,” Ferguson mused, as we chuckled.“But it’s a business for young, steely eyed missile men,” he replied, taking himself out of the running. … Maybe …
Quote from: Ben E on 02/04/2018 07:12 pmIs Noguchi definitely attached to a Soyuz crew? My impression was that he was aimed at a late 2019 launch, which would imply a USCV?I'm wondering if it's possible that some of the crewmembers assigned to Soyuz backup crews could wind up later being assigned to CCV launches, instead of Soyuz?
For the crew members’ round-trip to the ISS, the mission will employ the Russian Soyuz spacecraft or the new US manned spacecraft now being developed by a private company. This consequently requires me to complete the Soyuz spacecraft left-seater training as well as training for a new type of spacecraft that will become a leading player in future manned spaceflight.