Eric Boe

CAP cadet Eric A. Boe admires a model of the space shuttle at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

Photo by Lt. Col. Philip F. Bowden

CAP cadet Eric A. Boe admires model of the Space Shuttle at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 1981.

CAP Sr. Mbr. and Air Force Col. Eric Boe piloted NASA's space shuttle Endeavour in the latest shuttle mission, a highlight of a sterling career that has included fighter and test pilot experience in the Air Force.

Like many aviators, Boe first soloed as a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol. Read the news release.

Read more about Boe and the mission in a special section published in the March-April 2008 Civil Air Patrol Volunteer.
Download photos.
Read Boe's NASA biography.
Learn more about the Endeavour's mission from NASA.
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution story featuring Boe and 2 mission teammates.
Learn more about what CAP's cadet program and aerospace education program offer.