Christopher J. 'Fergy' Ferguson (born September 1, 1961) is a Boeingcommercial astronaut and a retired United States NavyCaptain and NASAastronaut. 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 ShuttleEndeavour. In 2011, he was assigned as commander of STS-135, which was the final mission of the space shuttle program.

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On December 9, 2011, he retired from NASA and became 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,^[1] although he stepped down from the mission in October 2020.

Education[edit]

Ferguson was born September 1, 1961, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Archbishop Ryan High School, from which he graduated in 1979. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1984, and earned his Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1991.

Military career[edit]

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Ferguson was commissioned from the Navy ROTC program at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Naval Aviator wings in NAS Kingsville, Texas in 1986 and was ordered to the F-14 Tomcat training squadron in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After a brief period of instruction, he joined the 'Red Rippers' of VF-11 deploying to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean on board the aircraft carrierUSS Forrestal. While with VF-11, he also attended the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN). He was selected for the United States Naval Test Pilot School program in 1989 and graduated in 1992.

Through June 1994 he was assigned to the Weapons Branch of the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland where he served as the project officer for the F-14D weapon separation program, becoming the first pilot to release several types of air-to-ground weapons from the Tomcat. He served one year as an instructor at the Naval Test Pilot School before joining the 'Checkmates' of VF-211 in 1995 and completing a deployment to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf in defense of the Iraqi no-fly zone on board USS Nimitz. He briefly served as an F-14 logistics officer for the Atlantic Fleet prior to his selection to the space program.

NASA career[edit]

Ferguson was selected for astronaut training in 1998 and completed training as a pilot. Ferguson was the deputy chief of the astronaut office prior to his selection to the STS-135 crew and served as CAPCOM for the STS-118, STS-128, and STS-129 missions.

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STS-115[edit]

Ferguson made his first space flight as pilot of STS-115 in 2006. The mission delivered the second port-side truss segment (ITS P3/P4), a pair of solar arrays (2A and 4A), and batteries to the International Space Station. A total of three spacewalks were performed, during which the crew connected the systems on the installed trusses, prepared them for deployment, and did other maintenance work on the station. He returned to Earth after over 11 days on orbit.

STS-126[edit]

Ferguson returned to space for the second time, as Commander of STS-126 in 2008. The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ), and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had limited its use since STS-120. He returned to Earth after almost 16 days on orbit.

STS-135[edit]

Ferguson made his third and last flight as a NASA astronaut, Commanding STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle. The mission's primary cargo was the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and a Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier (LMC), which were delivered to the International Space Station (ISS). The flight of Raffaello marked the only time that Atlantis carried an MPLM. He returned to Earth after 12 days in space.

Post-NASA career[edit]

Ferguson retired from NASA in 2011. He currently works for Boeing as director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing's Commercial Crew Program.^[2]

Boe-CFT[edit]

In July 2018, Boeing announced his assignment to the first human CST-100 orbital test known as Boe-CFT. Ferguson was slated to be the capsule Commander, with 2 other NASA astronauts. It is scheduled to launch in 2021. In October 2020 he announced on his personal Twitter that he was stepping down as the commander and will not fly on CFT, for personal reasons.^[3][4]

Personal life[edit]

Ferguson, who is of Scottish and Polish descent,^[5] is married to Sandra and has three children. When he was in space for his wedding anniversary, NASA played the Frankie Valli song 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' as the wake-up music that morning, after which Ferguson wished his wife a happy anniversary.^[6]

See also[edit]

• Biography portal
• Spaceflight portal

References[edit]

1. ^'NASA Assigns Crews to First Test Flights, Missions on Commercial Spacecraft'. NASA. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
2. ^Mark Carreau (2012-04-26). 'JSC To Support Training, Early Flight Ops For Boeing CST-100 on Aviation Week.com Retrieved on April 30, 2012'. Aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
3. ^'Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
4. ^Harwood, William (7 October 2020). 'Commander of first piloted Starliner test flight steps down from mission'. Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
5. ^'Christopher J. Ferguson (CAPTAIN, USN) NASA Astronaut on Poles.org Retrieved on May 9, 2010'. Poles.org. 1961-09-01. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
6. ^http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-126/mp3/fd10.mp3

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Ferguson put his Diff-Tran Machining No. Ferguson; in Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the first time outside of his home state; was elated with his win.

I am telling you God is great. I have so many people to thank. When Jonathan got by me, he slid way up in four and I was able to turn under him and beat him into turn one.

We rubbed a little going down the backstretch, but it was just good hard racing. Ferguson battled inside the Top-5 for much of the lap affair before notching a fourth-place finish behind Payton Looney, Kyle Strickler, and Shanon Buckingham.

Ricky Thornton Jr. On Sunday, Chris topped the speed charts in time trials before picking up a lap heat race victory. Rolling off on the pole after a lengthy rain delay, Ferguson shot in the lead on the opening lap and led the first eight circuits until Billy Moyer snuck by.

Heath Lawson photo Wrestling back the lead a lap later, Chris then grew a comfortable lead until Jonathan Davenport began closing in late.

Davenport forged ahead on lap 42, but Ferguson was able to retain the top spot with a crossover move. Holding off Davenport on the final circuit, Ferguson crossed the finish line just 0.

Drawing 31 cars, Ferguson timed in fastest in his group before picking up an 8-lap heat race victory. Starting the opening night feature in second, Chris faded four spots in the lap affair to register a sixth place finish.

Rolling off 10th for the main event, Ferguson jumped up two spots in the lapper to score an eighth place finish. I also want to thank all of our great sponsors for their continued support.

Drawing 26 cars, Ferguson secured his spot into the opening night feature with third fastest lap in his time trial group.

Clawing forward two positions in the lap feature, Chris notched a fourth-place finish behind Zack Mitchell, Ross, Bailes, and Brent Dixon with Cla Knight coming in fifth.

On Saturday afternoon at Cherokee Speedway, Chris posted the second fastest time in his qualifying group behind Dennis Franklin, which positioned him fourth on the starting grid for the A-Main.

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Caitlyn Cox Photography After wheeling his way to the front in the early-going, Ferguson held off a late-race charge from Ross Bailes following a caution to capture his second win of the season.

Running into trouble early, Ferguson suffered motor issues in his time trial session that brought an immediate end to his evening.

After topping the speed charts in time trials with a lap of Zach Yost Racing Photography On Friday afternoon for another round of preliminary action, Ferguson posted a sixth place finish in his heat, transferring him into the B-Main.

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Coming in second behind Ricky Weiss, Chris locked into the 22nd-starting position for the feature. The following night with preliminary points determining the starting lineups for heats, Chris slipped back from his pole position starting spot to place eighth.

He returned to Earth after over 11 days on orbit. Ferguson returned to space for the second time, as Commander of STS in He returned to Earth after almost 16 days on orbit.

He returned to Earth after 12 days in space. Ferguson retired from NASA in It is scheduled to launch in In October he announced on his personal Twitter that he was stepping down as the commander and will not fly on CFT, for personal reasons.

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