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Yui served as a flight engineer on ISS Expeditions 44 and 45, staying aboard the station for 142 days from November 2014 through July 2015, according to NASA.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The astronaut who captured this shot — possibly Expedition 72 flight engineer Don Pettit, who has been working on photo documenting cities at night — used by Nikon Z9 full-frame mirrorless camera with a 200mm lens.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
According to Walsh, the current 747 model comfortably accommodates two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer, 26 crew members, and 76 passengers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Back in the day, the standard cockpit contained a full cast of characters, including the flight engineer, the navigator, and the radio operator.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2011
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The astronaut who captured this shot — possibly Expedition 72 flight engineer Don Pettit, who has been working on photo documenting cities at night — used by Nikon Z9 full-frame mirrorless camera with a 200mm lens.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
According to Walsh, the current 747 model comfortably accommodates two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer, 26 crew members, and 76 passengers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Back in the day, the standard cockpit contained a full cast of characters, including the flight engineer, the navigator, and the radio operator.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2011
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“Flight engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20engineer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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