Jeanette Epps
American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut born 1970 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeanette Jo Epps (born November 3, 1970) is an American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut.[1][2][3] Epps received both her M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, where she was part of the rotor-craft research group and was a NASA GSRP Fellow.[4][5] She was chosen for the 20th class of NASA astronauts in 2009, graduating in 2011.[1][4] Epps currently serves as a member of the ISS Operations Branch and has completed analog astronaut missions, including NEEMO 18 and CAVES 19.[4][6][7][8][9][10] She is the second woman and first African-American woman to have participated in CAVES.[6][9][10] She is currently in space for a long duration mission on the ISS, after launch in 4 March 2024, as part of the SpaceX Crew-8 crew.[11]
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Born | Jeanette Jo Epps (1970-11-03) November 3, 1970 (age 53) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
Education | Le Moyne College (BS) University of Maryland, College Park (MS, PhD) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | Currently in space |
Selection | NASA Group 20 (2009) |
Missions | SpaceX Crew-8 (Expedition 70/71) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Aerospace engineering |
Thesis | In-Flight Tracking of Helicopter Rotor Blades with Tabs Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators (2000) |
Doctoral advisor | Inderjit Chopra |