Airstream, a division of Thor Industries, is an American manufacturer of travel trailers recognized for their distinctive rounded and polished aluminum design. The company has a history of supporting the space industry, dating back to the Apollo missions when they built Mobile Quarantine Facilities (MQFs) for returning astronauts. More recently, Airstream has partnered with Boeing to create the "Astrovan II," a modified Airstream Atlas used to transport astronauts to the launchpad for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
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Airstream’s adoption of Nexus Connected Worker reduced quality reporting time from one week to one day and enabled reporting of quality data for 100% of its products.
Using Nexus Connected Worker, Airstream transitioned from a paper-based inspection process to a digitized and standardized inspection process for all manufactured vehicles.
Boeing worked with Airstream to develop 'Astrovan II' for astronauts flying on future CST-100 Starliner vehicles.
Since 1984 NASA astronauts have been driven to the launch pad aboard a modified Airstream Excella commonly referred to as the Astrovan.
Airstream unveiled Astrovan II, an eight-seat transport vehicle that Boeing will use to transport commercial crew astronauts to the CST-100 Starliner launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida.