This will be Bowens fourth trip into area as a veteran of three area shuttle objectives: STS-126 in 2008, STS-132 in 2010, and STS-133 in 2011. Bowen has actually logged more than 40 days in space, including 47 hours, 18 minutes during 7 spacewalks. He was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts. He holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and a masters degree in ocean engineering from the Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. In July 2000, Bowen ended up being the very first submarine officer selected as an astronaut by NASA.
Hoburg was picked by NASA as an astronaut in 2017 and this will be his very first journey to area. At the time of his selection as an astronaut, Hoburg was an assistant teacher of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT.
NASAs Commercial Crew Program deals with the American aerospace market to offer safe, dependable, and economical transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft introducing from American soil.
For more than 21 years, people have actually lived and worked continually aboard the International Space Station, advancing clinical knowledge and showing new technologies, making research study advancements not possible in the world. As a worldwide undertaking, 244 individuals from 19 countries have gone to the unique microgravity lab that has actually hosted more than 3,000 research study and instructional examinations from scientists in 108 areas and nations.
The station is a critical testbed for NASA to comprehend and get rid of the obstacles of long-duration spaceflight and to expand business chances in low-Earth orbit. As industrial companies concentrate on offering human space transportation services and developing a robust low-Earth orbit economy, NASA is free to concentrate on building spacecraft and rockets for deep area objectives to the Moon and Mars.
NASA team members of the companys SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Envisioned from left are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg. Credit: NASA
NASA has appointed two team members to release on the firms SpaceX Crew-6 objective– the 6th team rotation flight aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg will function as spacecraft leader and pilot, respectively, for the objective. The agencys global partners will assign additional team members as mission experts in the future.
The mission is anticipated to launch in 2023 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Bowen, Hoburg, and the worldwide crew members will sign up with an expedition crew aboard the area station.
NASA crew members of the agencys SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Envisioned from left are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg. In July 2000, Bowen ended up being the very first submarine officer chosen as an astronaut by NASA.
Hoburg was chosen by NASA as an astronaut in 2017 and this will be his very first journey to area.