Jeanette Epps — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as an Astronaut at NASA, Johnson Space Center since 2009.
Participated in the SpaceX Crew-8 mission, spending 235 days in space and 232 days on the ISS from March 4, 2024, to October 25, 2024.
Is the second woman and first African-American woman to participate in CAVES.
Worked as a Technical Operations Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency for over seven years, including deployments to Iraq.
Conducted scientific research at Ford Motor Company, resulting in a provisional patent and a US patent for automotive collision detection.
Holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Jeanette Epps is an American aerospace engineer and astronaut at NASA's Johnson Space Center. She earned her B.S.

degree in physics from Le Moyne College and both her M.S. and Ph.

D. degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland.