“Eric Boe, originally assigned to the mission in August 2018, is unable to fly due to medical reasons; he will replace Fincke as the assistant to the chief for commercial crew in the astronaut office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center,” according to a NASA statement.
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The Dayton Daily News interviewed Boe in November when he visited Wright-Patterson to train in the Defense Department’s only human-rated centrifuge. He was one of 10 astronauts to undergo two days of centrifuge testing at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing.
The centrifuge — which cost $34.4 million and was dedicated in August after five years of delays — is the world’s most advanced of its kind.
Boe, who is also a retired Air Force colonel, touted Wright-Patt and the centrifuge when he visited.
“(Wright-Patt) is a unique place and does a lot of good things,” Boe said in November. “Now we have this brand new centrifuge that’s making a big difference. So, Wright-Patt does a lot of great things not only for the Air Force but the military and also for NASA.”
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