JEANETTE EPPS |
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PROFILE |
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Full Name: |
Dr. Jeanette Jo Epps. |
Rank: |
Civilian; PhD (Aerospace Engineering). |
Born: |
2 November 1970, in Syracuse, New York, USA (American). |
Education: |
1988: Graduated from Thomas J. Corcoran High School, Syracuse, New York.
1992: BSc degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.
1994: MSc degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.
2000: PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland. |
Career Highlights: |
1994-2000: A NASA Fellow during graduate school.
2000-2002: Technical specialist in the Scientific Research Laboratory of the Ford Motor Company.
2002-2009: Technical Intelligence Office, Central Intelligence Agency. |
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NASA ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENTS |
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2009: |
(29 Jun) Selected as one of nine members of NASA's Group 20 astronaut candidates; (24 Aug) began a 12-month Ascan training programme. |
2010: |
Ascan training. |
2011: |
(Sep) Graduated Ascan training course; first CB technical assignment with ISS Operations Branch; crew representative to the Generic Joint Operations Panel, working on crew efficiency. |
2012: |
Generic Joint Operations Panel. |
2013: |
Generic Joint Operations Panel. |
2014: |
Generic Joint Operations Panel; NEEMO training; (May) began Capcom duty and Crew Support Astronaut (CSA) for two expeditions between or including EO-41 to EO-45; (21-29 Jul) Aquanaut NEEMO 18; Capcom tour, including as lead Capcom in MCC and dual assignment as ISS CSA. |
2015: |
Capcom MCC and ISS CSA; (7 Jul) approved for assignment to the MS-09 prime crew with Alexander Samokutyayev and Alexander Gerst (ESA); (Sep) completed Capcom tour; ISS expedition training. |
2016: |
ISS expedition training; (22 Apr) reported to be assigned to the prime crew of Soyuz MS-09; (26 Jun) began training at TsPK; (Jul) Russian (Soyuz) water survival training; ISS expedition training. |
2017: |
ISS expedition training; (4 Jan) confirmed assignment to EO-56/57; (28 Jan) winter (Soyuz) survival training; (28 Nov) ISS Russian segment examination tests; (29 Nov) Soyuz examination session; (30 Nov) approved by IDC as FE-1 prime crew Soyuz MS-09; ISS expedition training; (16 Dec) approved FE-2 Soyuz MS-07 BUp crew; (17 Dec) BUp FE-2 for launch of Soyuz MS-07. |
2018: |
ISS expedition training; (18 Jan) replaced by Serena Auñón-Chancellor on the MS-09 prime crew for undisclosed reasons; (19 Jan) returned to JSC Houston; CB technical assignments. |
2019: |
CB technical assignments. |
2020: |
CB technical assignments; (25 Aug) assigned to prme crew for first operational flight of Boeing's Starliner; Starliner training. |
2021: |
Starliner training. |
2022: |
Starliner training. |
2023: |
ISS expedition training; (4 Aug) assigned SpaceX Crew 8 as MS-1, named with Matthew Dominik (CDR), Michael Barratt (PLT) and Alexander Grebenkin (MS-2); ISS expedition training. |
2024: |
ISS expedition training; (4 Mar - 25 Oct) flew as MS-1 SpaceX Crew 8 Endeavour; FE-16 ISS EO-70/71/72 (235 days 3 hrs 35 min 24 sec); (from 25 Oct) post-flight debrief and recovery. |
2025: |
NASA CB assignments; (30 May) retired from NASA. |
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POST-ASTRONAUT EXPERIENCE |
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2025: |
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Jeanette EPPS Space Flight Missions |
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Mission |
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Dates DD/MM/YY |
Duration DD:HH:MM:SS |
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ISS EO-71/72 |
Dragon Crew 8 |
MS-1, ISS FE-16 |
04/03/2024-25/10/2024 |
235:03:35:24 |
None |
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Missions Flown: |
1 |
Total Flight Time: |
235:03:35:24 |
None |
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