Nationality American Role Astronaut Name Jeanette Epps | Selection 2009 NASA Group Status Active Space agency NASA | |
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Born November 3, 1970 (age 54)
Syracuse, New York ( 1970-11-03 ) Other occupation Technical Intelligence Officer Education Le Moyne College, University of Maryland, College Park Profiles | ||
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Jeanette Jo Epps (born November 3, 1970) is an American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut.
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Early life and education
Jeanette Epps was born in Syracuse, New York. She graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor in science degree in physics, and earned an M.S. and a Ph.D in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland.
Career
After graduating, Epps worked in research at Ford Motor Company, then as a Technical Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Epps was selected as an astronaut candidate in June 2009. She qualified as an astronaut in 2011.
Epps served as an aquanaut aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory during the NEEMO 18 undersea exploration mission. It began on July 21, 2014 and lasted nine days.
Starting in May 2018, Epps will spend up to six months at the International Space Station.
On January 5, 2016 NASA announced that Epps is set to become the first African American space station crew member when she launches on her first spaceflight in May 2018, as a flight engineer on Expedition 56, remaining on board for Expedition 57.