Anna Menon

Anna Menon is an American engineer and NASA astronaut candidate, formerly employed by SpaceX as lead space operations and a mission director. She flew on Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX on behalf of Jared Isaacman. During the September 2024 mission, she served as the onboard medical officer and, along with Sarah Gillis, set the record for women traveling farthest from Earth. She was selected in September 2025 as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 24.

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Anna Wilhelm
astronaut, biomedical engineer, United States, 

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  Polaris Dawn ⓘ
  SpaceX Dragon private space mission

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Anil and Anna Menon at NASA Mission Control Houston Texas to direct ISS US EVA 28

Anna Menon at NASA Mission Control Houston Texas to direct ISS US EVA 28

jsc2025e074865 (September 16, 2025) --- NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		Polaris Dawn	Anna Menon, Jared Isaacman, Sarah Gillis, Scott Poteet, private spaceflight, space mission,	Wikidata
commons	image		Anil and Anna Menon at NASA Mission Control Houston Texas to direct ISS US EVA 28		Commons
commons	image		Anna Menon at NASA Mission Control Houston Texas to direct ISS US EVA 28		Commons
commons	image		jsc2025e074865 (September 16, 2025) --- NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.		Commons