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SpaceX Demo 2 Boeing Crew Flight Test National Aeronautics and Stay connected with NASA’s Space Administration Commercial Crew Program: www.twitter.com/commercial_crew Bob Behnken Doug Hurley Nicole Aunapu Mann Chris Ferguson Mike Fincke NASA Astronaut NASA Astronaut www.facebook.com/NASACommercialCrew NASA Astronaut Boeing Astronaut NASA Astronaut Air Force Colonel Marine Corps Colonel (retired) Marine Corps Lt Colonel Navy Captain (retired) Air Force Colonel (retired) Flew aboard space shuttle Piloted space shuttle Endeavor for Selected as an Astronaut in 2013, Piloted space shuttle Atlantis for Aboard shuttle Endeavour on Endeavour twice as a Mission STS-127 and Atlantis for STS-135, www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew this is Nicole’s first spaceflight. STS-115, and commanded shuttle STS-134, Fincke served as Specialist, first on STS-123 and the final space shuttle mission. Endeavour on STS-126 and Atlantis Mission Specialist 1 on the flight then on STS-130. on STS-135, the final flight of the deck and as a spacewalker and Space Shuttle Program. robotic arm operator. blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew SpaceX’s First Operational Mission Boeing’s First Operational Mission MEET THE Mike Hopkins Victor Glover Suni Williams Josh Cassada NASA Astronaut NASA Astronaut NASA Astronaut NASA Astronaut Air Force Colonel Navy Commander Navy Captain (retired) Navy Commander Spent 166 days on the Selected as an Astronaut in 2013, Spent 322 days in space on two Selected as an Astronaut in 2013, International Space Station for this is Victor’s first spaceflight. space station missions, Expeditions this is Josh’s first spaceflight. Expeditions 37/38. 14/15 and Expeditions 32/33. Commander of the International Space Station on Expedition 33. www.nasa.gov SP-2019-06-1904-KSC THE MISSION Crew Dragon CST-100 Starliner NASA’s Commercial Crew Program spacecraft and rockets will space including Blue Origin with spacecraft, engines and systems, spacecraft spacecraft carry up to four astronauts and about 220 pounds of cargo to and and Sierra Nevada Corporation with the Dream Chaser spacecraft. Trunk from the International Space Station. Commercial crew will resume NASA selected the Dream Chaser’s cargo version to ferry supplies, SuperDraco engines Service Module human spaceflight launches from the United States and provide the equipment and experiments to and from the orbiting laboratory Launch Abort Engines nation with two unique spacecraft, two human-rated rockets and under the Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract. Both Sierra (Launch Abort) the necessary ground support systems. NASA and our commercial Nevada Corporation and Blue Origin are also working toward the Dual Engine Centaur partners, Boeing and SpaceX, are working together to open access goal of flying people to and from low-Earth orbit. Second stage (2 RL-10 Engines) to low-Earth orbit. (1 Merlin vacuum engine) Parallel Path for Exploration Atlas V rocket Building a New American Capability NASA’s work to turn over low-Earth orbit astronaut transportation NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has been redefining space system to commercial companies, like Boeing and SpaceX, allows the Launch Site development for low-Earth orbit by forming strong public-private agency to use other resources to develop the Orion spacecraft and Launch Site Falcon 9 rocket Space Launch Complex 41 partnerships with the aerospace industry to encourage innovation Space Launch System rocket for missions into deep space. Both Launch Complex 39A Cape Canaveral AFS, FL while maintaining NASA’s high safety standards and leveraging destinations – the International Space Station and deep space – are Kennedy Space Center, FL NASA’s 50 plus years of spaceflight experience. Commercial crew vital in the nation’s space exploration efforts, and one cannot be Landing Site Landing Site Liquid Hydrogen (L2) & partners with industry to advance a diverse economic market in successful without the other. Western United States Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Atlantic Ocean Liquid Oxygen (LOX) & Kerosene (RP-1) RD-180 Engine Merlin engines (9).