Nicole Aunapu Mann
| Nicole Aunapu Mann | |
|---|---|
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Candidate |
| Born |
June 27, 1977 Petaluma, California, U.S. |
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U.S. Naval Academy Stanford University U.S. Naval Test Pilot School | |
| Rank | Major, USMC |
| Selection | 2013 NASA Group |
Nicole Victoria Aunapu Mann (born June 27, 1977) is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013.[1]
Nicole Mann is a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps. Originally from Penngrove, California, she is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Stanford University and the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Mann is an F/A 18 pilot and completed astronaut candidate training in July 2015.[2]
Early life
Mann grew up in Penngrove, California, and attended Rancho Cotate High School in Rohnert Park, California. Her father told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that she didn't show much interest in space as a child, but decided during her junior year in high school that she would attend the U.S. Naval Academy after graduation.[3]
Career
Mann graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy before earning a degree in mechanical engineering at Stanford University. She completed U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and went on to serve in Iraq. Before being accepted to NASA's astronaut training program, she was stationed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland as an F/A-18 fighter jet pilot.
In 2013, she was one of eight candidates selected from more than 6,300 applicants to train as a potential astronaut for NASA.[3] NASA has said that Mann could be one of the first astronauts sent on a mission to an asteroid, or to Mars.[4]
Gallery
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Major Mann, 2013
References
- ↑ National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "2013 Astronaut Class". NASA. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ↑ "NASA’s Newest Astronauts Complete Training". NASA. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Kovner, Guy (June 18, 2013). "Nicole Aunapu Mann, Marine pilot, claims 1 of 8 NASA training slots". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Penngrove woman among newest astronauts". Petaluma360. June 17, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2016.