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In the meantime, the flight engineer stopped the bleeding on the captain's arm by using his shirt as a torniquet.

Upstairs, two flight engineers will sit at consoles to monitor the launch.

“Without regular exercise, we would lose significant muscle mass and bone density,” said Jessica Meir, a scientist and astronaut who has served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station.

In the 1950s, commercial aircraft cockpits were more crowded, typically with a captain, first officer or co-pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator and a radio operator.

She hoped it would contain a belated birthday greeting from her husband, Army flight engineer 1st Lt.