Starliner-1

Crew

Sunita Williams

Status: Active
9/19/1965 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 12/10/2006
Last Flight: 7/15/2012

Sunita Pandya Lyn Williams is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer of Indo-Slovenian descent. She formerly held the records for total spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33.

Jeanette J. Epps

Status: Active
11/3/1970 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government

Jeanette Jo Epps is an American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut.

Rocket

Atlas V N22 – United Launch Alliance

Family: Atlas
Length: 58 m
Diameter: 3.8 m

Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 13034 kg

The Atlas V N22 was manufactured by United Launch Alliance with the first launch on . Atlas V N22 has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 launches. The Atlas V N22 is a crew rated variant of the Atlas V 422 – it sports two solid motor strap on boosters with two liquid fueled stages. It will be primarly used to support NASA’s Commercial Crew program by taking the CST-100 to orbit.

Agency

United Launch Alliance

Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: ULA
Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno
Founded: 2006
Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan
Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner
Country: USA

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.