JJ Epps - 03.11.1970

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30 maja 2025 odeszła z NASA

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W tym wieku perspektywy lotów kosmicznych poza NASA stoją otworem.
Można nawet mieć wrażenie, że ustawia się kolejka do takiej aktywności

Polityka WH i projekty nowych stacji orbitalnych może jeszcze zwiększyć zapotrzebowanie na byłych astronautów NASA.

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Retires
Johnson Space Center Office of Communications Jun 05, 2025 RELEASE J25-003


Expedition 71 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps poses for a portrait inside the seven-window cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” while orbiting 259 miles above Greece. NASA

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps retired May 30, after nearly 16 years of service with the agency. Epps most recently served as a mission specialist during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, spending 235 days in space, including 232 days aboard the International Space Station, working on hundreds of scientific experiments during Expedition 71/72.

“I have had the distinct pleasure of following Jeanette’s journey here at NASA from the very beginning,” said Steve Koerner, acting director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. “Jeanette’s tenacity and dedication to mission excellence is admirable. Her contributions to the advancement of human space exploration will continue to benefit humanity and inspire the next generation of explorers for several years to come.”

Epps was selected in 2009 as a member of NASA’s 20th astronaut class. In addition to her spaceflight, she served as a lead capsule communicator, or capcom, in NASA’s Mission Control Center and as a crew support astronaut for two space station expeditions.

“Ever since Jeanette joined the astronaut corps, she has met every challenge with resilience and determination,” said Joe Acaba, NASA’s chief astronaut. “We will miss her greatly, but I know she’s going to continue to do great things.”

Epps also participated in NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operation) off the coast of Florida, conducted geologic studies in Hawaii, and served as a representative to the Generic Joint Operations Panel, which addressed crew efficiency aboard the space station.

The Syracuse, New York, native holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Le Moyne College in Syracuse. She also earned master’s and doctorate degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland in College Park. During her graduate studies, she became a NASA Fellow, authoring several journal and conference articles about her research. Epps also received a provisional patent and a U.S. patent prior to her role at NASA.

Learn more about International Space Station research and operations at:

https://www.nasa.gov/station

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Chelsey Ballarte
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
chelsey.n.ballarte@nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-jeanette-epps-retires/

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Szkoda kobiety  Niecałe pół roku przed startem astronautce odwołać start w misji orbitalnej i nie podać nawet przyczyn.... 

Patrząc z dzisiejszej perspektywy mogło to oznaczać wypadnięcie z kolejki i zamiast 2 lotów odbyła tylko 1.
Nie została przez to pierwszą Afroamerykanką, który odbyła długotrwały lot kosmiczny, ale w tej etnicznej kategorii pozostaje tą, która odbyła najdłuższy lot kosmiczny.
Z amerykańskiej części grupy, po 16 latach od wyboru, pozostało już tylko 3. aktywnych astronautów:

Scott David Tingle 19.07.1965 [52], (2017) * ? Starliner1
Mark Thomas Vande Hei 10.11.1966 [50, 54], (2017, 2021)
Gregory Reid Wiseman 11.11.1975 [38], (2014) * Artemis II Orion Integrity F1 2026

NASA grupa 20 jest pierwszą od początku programu STS, z której nikt miał już szansy polecieć wahadłowcem.
Z 9. amerykańskich astronautów tej grupy do tej pory 4. odbyło po 2 loty kosmiczne (3. na pokładzie Crew Dragon).

Astronaut Epps shares her NASA mission with Corcoran High School students
WAER | By John Smith Published April 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM EDT


Students pose for a photo with Astronaut Jeanette Epps.

(...) There was a lot of work to be done in space. Epps says she completed about 123 science experiments; logging 465 work hours on those projects alone. She encouraged students at Corcoran to work hard and believe in themselves. Epps also recalled offering advice to a physics major at LeMoyne College, her other alma mater. (...)

Epps said her body has been recovering from her 8 month space mission by spending a lot of time outdoors. She plans to return to NASA in the near future and doesn’t rule out going on another mission. (...)

https://www.waer.org/news/2025-04-08/astronaut-epps-shares-her-nasa-mission-with-corcoran-high-school-students

Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 12:04 AM · Nov 3, 2025
3 novembre
Joyeux anniversaire (55) à Jeannette J. Epps 🎂🎂🎂
(un vol pour le moment :  Expedition 70-71-72, décollage et atterrissage avec Crew-8, soit 235 jours 03 heures 35 minutes dans l'espace dont 234 jours à bord de l'ISS).

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1985120737888276506