NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, together with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut and an international partner crew member, both still to be named, will fly the Crew-6 mission.
SkyMan1958 Member
Posts: 1191 From: CA. Registered: Jan 2011
posted 12-16-2021 03:57 PM
Bowen's last flight in STS-133 ended in March 2011. Given that Crew-6 should fly somewhere around April 2023 that will be a 12+ year span between flights. That's got to rank up there amongst longest intervals between flights for US astronauts. Does anyone know what the longest interval between flights is for US astronauts? Thank you!
SpaceAholic Member
Posts: 5061 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-16-2021 04:08 PM
John Glenn (36 years). Who knows, maybe Aldrin will hitch a ride on Blue Origin and break that record.
brianjbradley Member
Posts: 140 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2010
posted 12-16-2021 07:05 PM
Bowen is a nice guy but you gotta feel for Michael Barratt, Tracy Caldwell and Doug Wheelock who are unassigned and last flew before Bowen's last flight (Barratt with him). Also hoping Jeremy Hansen gets a seat on Crew-6 or Crew-7.