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Topic: Patrick Forrester, chief of the Astronaut Office
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-02-2017 09:42 AM
   
collectSPACE NASA names new chief astronaut: Patrick Forrester to lead growing corpsNASA has appointed a new leader for its astronaut corps, just days before naming its latest class of trainees. Patrick Forrester, a retired U.S. Army colonel who flew on board three space shuttle flights to the International Space Station, has become the 16th Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Forrester succeeds Christopher Cassidy, who has returned to the active corps to await his third spaceflight assignment. "I have known Pat for more than 20 years. He will no doubt be an outstanding chief," said Brian Kelly, NASA's director of flight operations, who chose Forrester for the promotion.  |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1708
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 06-02-2017 10:52 AM
Maybe Cassidy will be on the first crewed flight of Orion (is it too early for that?). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45273
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-02-2017 01:57 PM
The first crewed flight of Orion, EM-2, is scheduled for 2021 and may slip to 2022 (given the slip to EM-1 to 2019 and the need to modify the mobile launch platform between the two flights). Five years is not an unreasonable wait, but there are also open space station crew assignments beginning in Spring 2019 onward to fill. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1594
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 06-06-2017 07:08 PM
Fun fact: Forrester will be the first Astronaut Office Chief to have three of his predecessors (Whitson, Behnken, Cassidy) working under him. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 996
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 06-23-2017 01:32 PM
Another fun fact: Forrester becomes the first Army Astronaut to become Chief of the Astronaut Office. Go Army!! |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1594
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 07-03-2017 11:40 PM
Anyone know who the new Deputy Chief is? |
Michael Cassutt
Member Posts: 361
From: Studio City CA USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 07-04-2017 12:26 PM
Reid Wiseman. |
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