Jessica Wittner
NASA portrait, 2021
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Fresno, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Arizona (BS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
SelectionNASA Group 23 (2021)

Jessica Wittner (born 1983) is a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and NASA astronaut candidate.[1]

Life

Wittner is a native of California with a distinguished career serving on active duty as a naval aviator and test pilot. As a teenager she joined the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, where she attained the highest rank, Chief Petty Officer.[2] She holds a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona, and a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Wittner was commissioned as a naval officer through an enlisted-to-officer program and has served operationally flying F/A-18 fighter jets with Strike Fighter Squadron 34 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Strike Fighter Squadron 151 in Lemoore, California. A graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, she also worked as a test pilot and project officer with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 in China Lake, California. On December 6, 2021, Wittner was formally announced as a NASA astronaut candidate with NASA Astronaut Group 23.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mars, Kelli (December 3, 2021). "NASA Astronaut Candidate Jessica Wittner". NASA. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sea Cadets: Building Sailors and Citizens". U.S. Naval Institute. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Margetta, Robert (December 6, 2021). "NASA Selects New Astronaut Recruits to Train for Future Missions". NASA. Retrieved December 7, 2021.


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