Jeanette J. Epps
Aerospace engineer and astronaut
Born
November 3rd, 1970
54 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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An aerospace engineer and astronaut, contributed to several notable projects at NASA. Completed a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering at the University of Maryland. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 2009 and participated in astronaut training. Scheduled to be part of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crewed flight test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Participated in NASA's Commercial Crew Program
Completed a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering
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