Josh A. Cassada
Josh Cassada | |
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| Born | Josh Aaron Cassada July 18, 1973 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Education | Albion College (BA) University of Rochester (MA, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, US Navy |
Time in space | 157 days, 10 hours, 1 minute |
| Selection | NASA Group 21 (2013) |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 21 hours, 24 minutes |
| Missions | SpaceX Crew-5 (Expedition 68) |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | October 1, 2024 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Thesis | A Search for New Particles Decaying into tt̄ Pairs (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Tipton |
Josh Aaron Cassada (born July 18, 1973) is an American physicist, test pilot, and former 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, but subsequently reassigned to SpaceX Crew-5.