CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has named astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg as part of the next crew for the agency’s Crew-6 launch.
Both astronauts will join members from NASA’s international partners for a launch aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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We're assigning @NASA_Astronauts Stephen Bowen and @Astro_Woody on our @SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the @Space_Station, currently scheduled to lift off from @NASAKennedy in 2023. Details: https://t.co/w1melAvEcx pic.twitter.com/FXe2VYXtYO
— NASA (@NASA) December 17, 2021
Bowen, a veteran of the space shuttle program, will be making his fourth trip into space.
The Massachusetts native and United States Naval Academy graduate has logged more that 40 days in space and 7 spacewalks.
Bowen has flown on three shuttle missions: STS-126 in 2008, STS-132 in 2010, and STS-133 in 2011.
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This will be the first trip to space for Hoburg.
Selected as an astronaut in 2017, Hoburg earned his degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Incredibly honored and excited to serve as pilot for the Crew-6 mission to @Space_Station in 2023. I'm so lucky to get to fly with Steve Bowen. Couldn't be happier! https://t.co/xyVNzJQd0O
— Warren Hoburg (@Astro_Woody) December 16, 2021
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This will be the sixth flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
The Crew-6 mission is scheduled for launch sometime in 2023.
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