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Jeanette Epps

Jeanette Epps
Official portrait, September 2009
Born
Jeanette Jo Epps

(1970-11-03) November 3, 1970 (age 53)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
EducationLe Moyne College (BS)
University of Maryland, College Park (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
Currently in space
SelectionNASA Group 20 (2009)
MissionsSpaceX Crew-8 (Expedition 70/71)
Mission insignia
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace engineering
ThesisIn-Flight Tracking of Helicopter Rotor Blades with Tabs Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators (2000)
Doctoral advisorInderjit Chopra

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]

  1. ^ a b NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  2. ^ NASA (June 29, 2009). "In Their Own Words: Jeanette J. Epps". NASA. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Lichter-Marck, Rose (July 29, 2016). "The Lenny Interview: Jeanette Epps". Lenny. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Whiting, Melanie (February 18, 2016). "Jeanette J. Epps (PH.D.) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference oralhistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "Meet the cavenauts – Jeanette Epps". Caves & pangaea blog. September 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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  9. ^ a b "CAVES and Pangaea". www.esa.int. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "A new journey into Earth for space exploration". Caves & pangaea blog. September 11, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Crew8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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