Stephanie Wilson

Stephanie Wilson
Wilson in 2008
Born
Stephanie Diana Wilson

(1966-09-27) September 27, 1966 (age 57)
EducationHarvard University (BS)
University of Texas, Austin (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
42d 23h 46m
SelectionNASA Group 16 (1996)
MissionsSTS-121
STS-120
STS-131
SpaceX Crew-9 (Expedition 71/72)
Mission insignia

Stephanie Diana Wilson (born September 27, 1966)[1] is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions, and is the second African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison. As of 2022, her 42 days in space are the second most of any female African American astronaut, having been surpassed by Jessica Watkins in 2022, however in 2024 she was assigned to the Crew-9 mission during which she should retake the lead.[2]

  1. ^ Laura Woodmansee, ed. Women Astronauts. (2002). Burlington, Ont.: Apogee Books. ISBN 978-1-896522-87-6. p. 131.
  2. ^ Whiting, Melanie (March 2, 2016). "Stephanie D. Wilson NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

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