Janet L. Kavandi

Janet Kavandi
Born (1959-07-17) July 17, 1959 (age 65)
Carthage, Missouri, U.S.
EducationMissouri Southern State University (BS)
Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS)
University of Washington (PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
33d 20h 8m
SelectionNASA Group 15 (1994)
MissionsSTS-91
STS-99
STS-104
Mission insignia
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
ThesisLuminescene Imaging for Aerodynamic Pressure Measurements (1990)

Janet Lynn Kavandi, a native of Carthage, Missouri, (born July 17, 1959) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions, served as NASA's Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office,[1] and was the Center Director at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio from March 2016 until her retirement from NASA in September 2019.[2] She was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2019.

Kavandi is President of Sierra Space.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Astronaut Bio:Janet L. Kavandi" (PDF). NASA. October 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "NASA Glenn Director and Veteran Astronaut, Janet Kavandi, to Retire After 25 Years of Service". NASA. September 10, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "SNC Welcomes Janet Kavandi to Lead Space Programs". Sierra Nevada Corporation. September 16, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Astronaut Kavandi's new mission". Aerospace America. AIAA. January 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.