Trwają szkolenia dwójki astronautów na symulatorze do lotu Starlinerem-100. Później będą trwały ćwiczenie w pełnowymiarowym symulatorze statku kosmicznego.
Chris Ferguson częściowo brał udział w szkoleniu na symulatorze. Ale raczej nie jest przewidziany do odbycia podróży kosmicznej ?
“These simulators have touchscreen displays, which means they are more versatile than previous spacecraft trainers,” said Williams. “We can run multiple simulations by just changing software and then put that same software into a bigger crew simulator, which we will use to train the whole crew for a spaceflight.”
Chris Ferguson is a former space shuttle commander who is now deputy program manager and director of Crew and Mission Systems for Boeing's Commercial Crew Program building the Starliner. While in St. Louis, he also took part in the simulations with the two commercial crew astronauts.
"These Crew Part-Task Trainers form the foundational capability for the astronauts to interact with the Starliner," said Ferguson. "We'll continue to build on these training systems and the momentum leading to flight."
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/simulators-give-astronauts-glimpse-of-future-flights