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Jeffrey Ashby

Chief of Mission Assurance, Blue Origin; Former Astronaut, NASA

Jeff Ashby is the chief of mission assurance at Blue Origin, a Seattle-based commercial space flight company..

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Joseph Acaba

NASA Astronaut; First Person of Puerto Rican Heritage Named as a NASA Astronaut Candidate

Joe Acaba is an educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In May 2004, he became the first person of Puerto Rican.

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Anousheh Ansari

CEO of X Prize Foundation & First Female Private Space Explorer

Anousheh Ansari is an astronaut, high-tech serial entrepreneur and global leader.Anousheh is currently the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, the world’s leader in designing and operating large incentive competitions to…

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Hayley Arceneaux

Youngest American in Space, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Employee; Bone Cancer Survivor;

Hayley Arceneaux is the youngest American ever to orbit Earth, the first pediatric cancer survivor to become an astronaut, and the first person with a prosthetic body part to visit…

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Patrick Baudry

Retired French Astronaut and Pilot; Rode on NASA Discovery

Patrick Baudry is a French astronaut. Baudry is also a former lieutenant colonel in the French Air Force..

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Greg Chamitoff

Former NASA Astronaut, Professor of Engineering; Director of AeroSpace Technology, Research & Operation at Texas A&M University

Greg Chamitoff is a professor of Aerospace Engineering and the Director..

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Cady Coleman

Former NASA Astronaut and Air Force Colonel with more than 180 days in space, accumulated during two space shuttle missions and a six-month expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), where she acted as the Lead Robotics and Lead Science officer

Former NASA Astronaut and Air Force Colonel Cady Coleman is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions and a six-month expedition aboard the International Space Station (ISS).  

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Dr. Bonnie Dunbar

Retired NASA Astronaut, Engineer and Educator John and Bea Slattery Chair, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Director, Aerospace Human Systems Laboratory

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Wally Funk

Oldest person to fly to space at 82 years old

Wally Funk has been a trailblazer for women in aviation and spaceflight since 1960.

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Ron Garan

Former NASA Astronaut, Social Entrepreneur

Keynote speaker Ron Garan is a highly decorated NASA astronaut, fighter pilot, and active social entrepreneur

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Nick Hague

NASA Astronaut; Colonel, U.S. Air Force; American Flight Test Engineer

Nick Hague is an American flight test engineer and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.

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Abigail Harrison

Founder of The Mars Generation, STEM Advocate, Internet Personality & Aspiring Astronaut

Harrison is a student, studying astrobiology, and an aspiring astronaut. She has announced her intention..

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José Hernandez

Mexican Engineer & Former NASA Astronaut

José Hernandez, who grew up as a migrant farmworker in California, was selected by NASA as a member of their 19th class of astronauts in 2004.

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Mae Jemison

First African American Woman in Space, Founder and President, the Jemison Group and BioSentient Corp, Two Medical Technology Companies

Dr. Mae C. Jemison broke more than the sound barrier in 1992 when she climbed aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and became the first woman of color to travel into space.

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Jerry Linenger

Jerry Linenger

Astronaut, Epidemiologist and Hero

Jerry Linenger survived what has been described as "one of the most dangerous missions in space history"–an out-of control spacecraft tumbling through darkness, and on fire.

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