Jeanette J. Epps

Jeanette Jo Epps is an American aerospace engineer and retired NASA astronaut. 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. She was chosen for the 20th class of NASA astronauts in 2009, graduating in 2011. She served as a member of the ISS Operations Branch and completed analog astronaut missions, including NEEMO 18 and CAVES 19. She is the second woman and first African-American woman to have participated in CAVES. She was part of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission that spent 235 days in space and 232 days on the ISS from launch on March 4, 2024 to return to Earth on October 25, 2024.

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Jeanette Jo Epps
engineer, military flight engineer, astronaut, 

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  SpaceX Crew-8 ⓘ
  NASA Commercial Crew Program mission to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 70 ⓘ
  70th long-duration stay on the International Space Station

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  Expedition 71 ⓘ
  71st long-duration mission to the International Space Station

United States, 

1970-11-03T00:00:00Z

1970-11-03T00:00:00Z

1970 Jeanette J. Epps

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2024-09-23T00:00:00Z

2024 Expedition 71

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SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps is helped out of Crew Dragon Endeavour

SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps is helped out of Crew Dragon Endeavour

The crew of SpaceX Crew-8 give thumbs up inside Crew Dragon Endeavour shortly after splashdown

2009 ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES TOUR OF GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER - DPLA - 680d073ef7a0045818166979f3b61bae

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Jeanette epps

Astronaut class group 20

Jeanette J. Epps (cropped)

Jeanette J. Epps

Jeanette J. Epps (cropped)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		SpaceX Crew-8	Alexander Grebenkin, Jeanette J. Epps, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	spaceflight		Expedition 70	Alexander Grebenkin, Andreas Mogensen, Jasmin Moghbeli, Jeanette J. Epps, Konstantin Borisov, Loral O'Hara, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Nikolay Chub, Oleg Kononenko, Satoshi Furukawa, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, expedition to the International Space Station,	Wikidata
class	spaceflight	2024	Expedition 71	Alexander Grebenkin, Jeanette J. Epps, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Nikolay Chub, Oleg Kononenko, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, expedition to the International Space Station,	Wikidata
commons	image		SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps is helped out of Crew Dragon Endeavour		Commons
commons	image		SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps is helped out of Crew Dragon Endeavour		Commons
commons	image		The crew of SpaceX Crew-8 give thumbs up inside Crew Dragon Endeavour shortly after splashdown		Commons
commons	image		2009 ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES TOUR OF GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER - DPLA - 680d073ef7a0045818166979f3b61bae		Commons
commons	image		Jeanette epps		Commons
commons	image		Jeanette epps		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut class group 20		Commons
commons	image		Jeanette J. Epps (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Jeanette J. Epps		Commons
commons	image		Jeanette J. Epps (cropped)		Commons