Boeing Taps Former Astronaut Patrick As Human Factors Chief

Nicholas Patrick

NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, during a 2010 extravehicular activity session.

Credit: NASA
Boeing has tapped former astronaut and Blue Origin Senior Executive Nicholas Patrick as its first human factors chief engineer, its most significant step to date in an effort to strengthen its internal human factors expertise. Patrick is serving as VP and functional chief engineer for Boeing’s new...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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