CCP Astronauts Visit Test Facilities in California

Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson is one of three astronauts who will fly on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner in an upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program. Ferguson, along with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Eric Boe, recently toured spacecraft testing facilities in Huntington Beach and El Segundo, Calif. Structural testing in Huntington Beach confirms the spacecraft can withstand the pressures it will experience during flight. Environmental qualification testing in El Segundo ensures the spacecraft can withstand the extreme environments of space.