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Apr 2024
36m 56s

Crew Flight Test: The Astronauts

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore and Pilot Suni Williams discuss their astronaut journeys and preparation to be the first humans to fly Starliner. HWHAP Episode 332.  
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