Eric Boe
Eric Allen Boe born October 1 1964 in Miami. He was a cadet in the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. While a cadet, Boe earned the General Carl A Spaatz Award, the highest award given to Civil Air Patrol cadets. Colonel Boe is still a Senior Member in the Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, along with his son who recently became a Cadet. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1987, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1997. Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in July 2000, Boe reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 2000. Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Advanced Vehicles Branch and Station Operations Branch. In August 2012, Boe was named Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office. In July 2015, NASA announced Boe as one of the first astronauts for U.S. Commercial spaceflights. Subsequently, he has started working with Boeing and SpaceX to train in their commercial crew vehicles, along with the other chosen astronauts - Sunita Williams, Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-126 PLT 15.11. - 30.11.2008 15d 20h 29m
2 STS-133 PLT 24.02. - 09.03.2011 12d 19h 04m
Total 28d 15h 33m
