NASA Astronaut Eric Boe has been assigned to the first flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. Boe was born in Miami and grew up in Atlanta. He came to NASA from the Air Force, where he was a fighter pilot and test pilot and rose to the rank of colonel. He was selected as an astronaut in 2000 and piloted space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-126 mission and Discovery on its final flight, STS-133. Boeing's Starliner will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Photo by Robert Markowitz/UPI

NASA Astronaut Eric Boe has been assigned to the first flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. Boe was born in Miami and grew up in Atlanta. He came to NASA from the Air Force, where he was a fighter pilot and test pilot and rose to the rank of colonel. He was selected as an astronaut in 2000 and piloted space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-126 mission and Discovery on its final flight, STS-133. Boeing's Starliner will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Photo by Robert Markowitz/UPI Stock Photo
Preview

Image details

Contributor:

UPI / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

W0N282

File size:

26.3 MB (848.2 KB Compressed download)

Releases:

Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?

Dimensions:

2625 x 3500 px | 22.2 x 29.6 cm | 8.8 x 11.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

3 August 2018

Photographer:

Robert Markowitz

More information:

This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Available for editorial use only. Get in touch for any commercial
or personal uses
.