Christopher Ferguson

Christopher Ferguson

Boeing

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1961-09-01

Status Active

Type Commercial


Astronaut Biography

Christopher J. Ferguson is a Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. He was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006 and returned to Earth on September 21, 2006. He then commanded STS-126 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. In 2011, he was assigned as commander of STS-135, which was the final mission of the space shuttle program. On December 9, 2011, he retired from NASA and is now currently director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing's Commercial Crew Program. In August 2018, Ferguson was assigned to the first test flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner.

Christopher Ferguson's Launches

Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-135

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-126

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-115

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Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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