Jack D. Fischer
Jack David Fischer is an American engineer, Air Force test pilot, and former NASA astronaut. Selected in NASA Astronaut Group 20 in 2009, he came to NASA through the Air Force Academy, MIT, and experimental .
- Born
- January 23, 1974
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Colorado,United States
Flights
1
Spacewalks
2
EVA time
6 hours, 54 minutes
In space
135 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes
Bio
Fischer served as a fighter pilot and test pilot before astronaut selection. That background placed him in the modern station corps, where astronauts need spacecraft systems knowledge, operations discipline, and international crew training.
His only spaceflight launched on Soyuz MS-04 in 2017. Fischer served as a on Expeditions 51 and 52, supporting ISS research, maintenance, visiting vehicles, and .
Fischer performed EVAs during his station mission, giving his career a clear operations component beyond the Soyuz launch and landing. His flight was part of the mature ISS period when commercial cargo, international crews, and continuous science were routine.
After leaving NASA, Fischer moved into aerospace and defense work.