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NASA astronaut Eric Boe, one of four astronauts working with the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, checked out the Crew Access Tower at Space Launch Complex 41. Here, Boe is standing right above the crew access arm, which astronauts will use to board Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft installed atop an Atlas V launch vehicle. Accompanied by NASA, Boeing and ULA engineers, Boe inspected the launch tower to establish whether spotlight and lighting conditions will be acceptable after dark. The survey was required to ensure crew members will have suitable visibility as they prepare to board Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and launch on missions such as the Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station, targeted for later this year.