Brent W. Jett Jr.

Brent Jett
Born
Brent Ward Jett Jr.

(1958-10-05) October 5, 1958 (age 66)
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
41d 18h 1m
SelectionNASA Group 14 (1992)
MissionsSTS-72
STS-81
STS-97
STS-115
Mission insignia
RetirementJanuary 2013

Brent Ward Jett Jr. (born October 5, 1958),[1] (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace and aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut.[2]

  1. ^ Cabbage, Michael (28 December 1997). "Making of an astronaut". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brent W. Jett, Jr. (Captain, USN, ret.)" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. January 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.