Stephanie D. Wilson
Stephanie Diana Wilson is an American engineer and NASA astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions.
- Born
- September 27, 1966
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts,United States
Flights
3
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
42 days, 23 hours, 46 minutes
Bio
Wilson earned an engineering science degree from Harvard University and a graduate degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Before NASA, she worked in spacecraft guidance, control, and mission design.
She flew STS-121, STS-120, and STS-131, all tied to International return-to-flight, assembly, and logistics work. She is the second African American woman to fly in space.
Stephanie D. Wilson flew on STS-121; STS-120; STS-131. The birthplace listed as Boston, Massachusetts, United States gives the profile geographic context, but the career is best understood through the training, mission role, and program responsibilities described above.