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Topic:	Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]Boeing release <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]Starliner Crew Performs Cabin Operations, Checks Out Tools[/b]</font> NASA astronauts assigned to the Starliner's upcoming Crew Flight Test (CFT) completed the first part of a two-part Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) this week. CEIT is a critical milestone for NASA, Boeing and the International Space Station program, typically conducted about two months prior to launch. It gives astronauts the opportunity for hands-on training with the actual tools, equipment and hardware they'll use on orbit. <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/boeing_starliner_cft_ceit01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/boeing_starliner_cft_ceit01.jpg" width="400" height="267" border="0"></a></center> [i][b]Above[/b]: NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore, Sunita "Suni" Williams and Mike Fincke review some cargo items for the Crew Flight Test with Deanna "Dee" Dobson, Boeing Starliner's Crew and Cargo Accommodations subsystem engineer.[/i] (Boeing/John Proferes) For Starliner's first flight with crew, that included various familiarization operations inside the spacecraft for NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, who are CFT commander and pilot, respectively, and backup test pilot NASA astronaut Mike Fincke. Over the course of two days, the CFT crew worked closely with the Starliner team to perform in-cabin checkouts. They made adjustments to the spacecraft seats; inspected spacecraft interfaces; removed and replaced cargo shelf pins; and conducted floor panel and side hatch operations. They also had a chance to look over cargo and get hands-on experience with spacecraft tools prior to packing and stowing. The second part of CEIT is scheduled to occur in early March, and will include the astronauts maneuvering about the cabin with cargo installed in the spacecraft. <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/boeing_starliner_cft_ceit02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/boeing_starliner_cft_ceit02.jpg" width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></center> [i][b]Above[/b]: NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams test their spacesuit gloves on an Instrument and Control Panel as part of Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) on February 22, 2023 at Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility.[/i] (Boeing/Deborah Circelli) <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/boeing_starliner_cft_ceit03-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/boeing_starliner_cft_ceit03.jpg" width="400" height="251" border="0"></a></center> [i][b]Above[/b]: NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Mike Fincke in the Crew Flight Test (CFT) vehicle as part of the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) on February 21, 2023 at Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility.[/i] (Boeing/John Proferes)</blockquote>[/B][/QUOTE]
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