Josh A. Cassada
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Josh Aaron Cassada (born July 18, 1973) is an American physicist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Prior to his selection to join NASA in 2013, Cassada served as a test pilot in the US Navy, and has over 3,500 hours in more than 40 aircraft, and 23 combat missions. In August 2018, Cassada was selected for CTS-1, the first operational mission of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner,[1][2][3] but subsequently reassigned to SpaceX Crew-5.
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Born | Josh Aaron Cassada (1973-07-18) July 18, 1973 (age 51) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Education | Albion College (BA) University of Rochester (MA, PhD) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 157d 10h 1m |
Selection | NASA Group 21 (2013) |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 21h 24m |
Missions | SpaceX Crew-5 (Expedition 68) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Thesis | A Search for New Particles Decaying into tt̄ Pairs (1999) |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Tipton |
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