CAP: NASA announces Col. Eric A. Boe as pilot of the final Shuttle Mission

NASA officials assign crew for final scheduled Space Shuttle mission
9/23/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- NASA officials have assigned the crew for the last scheduled space shuttle mission, targeted to launch in September 2010. The flight to the International Space Station will carry a pressurized logistics module to the station.

Veteran shuttle commander and retired Air Force Col. Steven W. Lindsey will command the eight-day mission, designated STS-133. Air Force Col. Eric A. Boe will serve as the pilot; it will be his second flight as a shuttle pilot. Mission Specialists are shuttle mission veteran Air Force Col. Benjamin Alvin Drew, Jr., and long-duration spaceflight veterans Michael R. Barratt, Army Col. Timothy L. Kopra and Nicole P. Stott.

Eric Boe is a CAP senior member and was profiled in a recent issue of CAP's VOLUNTEER magazine.