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Christopher Ferguson

@astro_ferg

Former NASA and Boeing Astronaut,
Naval Aviator, TOPGUN & Drexel Grad. Space Shuttle Flyer and Trained on @BoeingSpace Starliner. Go Birds!

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On this Veteran's day 2022, a heartfelt thank you to those who have served this great country in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Space Force, and Coast Guard (but especially the #GoNavy 🚢)

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Great to see my friends and NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams 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.

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Managing the heat dissipation of atmospheric re-entry is an amazing science. Part of the reason for the gray tint to the Crew Module paint too.

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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.

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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Grand Marshals and Apollo veterans Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt, and Rusty Schweickart at the National Memorial Day parade. (Between rain showers)

Grand Marshals and Apollo veterans Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt, and Rusty Schweickart at the National Memorial Day parade. (Between rain showers)
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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.

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.
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It looks so simple, but there's incredible engineering scrutiny behind parachutes that bring humans back from space. With this test Boeing Space is one step closer. Can't wait to see them fly.

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See #Starliner roll out from our factory to ULA's Vertical Integration Facility for its Crew Flight Test. Starliner is now stacked on the #AtlasV rocket for a May 6 launch.

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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.

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.
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After 61 years, human spaceflight has returned to an Atlas booster with #Starliner today. Congrats to the The Boeing Company and ULA teams for their perseverance and grit... today and always.

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The perseverance and grit of Boeing Space on full display today as the team overcame challenges to take the #Starliner to docking with International Space Station. There are now 3 different crewed, and 3 additional uncrewed spacecraft attached to ISS. (Need a bigger parking lot?)

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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.

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.
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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.

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.