posted 11-04-2025 06:30 PM               

Scott Tingle named NASA chief astronaut, succeeds ISS crewmate Joe Acaba

NASA has named its 19th chief astronaut.

Scott Tingle, who spent 166 days on the International Space Station in 2018 and was next to command the first operational flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft until that mission ran into delays, is succeeding Joe Acaba as the head of NASA's astronaut office.