Jeanette J. Epps

Jeanette Jo Epps is a CIA intelligence officer, and current NASA astronaut. Born on 02.11.1970 in Syracuse, New York, Epps lives in Fairfax, Virginia.

Education
Epps holds a bachelor in science degree in physics from Le Moyne College, and a Ph.D in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland. Epps is currently undergoing the astronaut candidacy training program at Johnson Space Center.

NASA career
Epps was selected as an astronaut candidate in June 2009. She qualified as an astronaut in 2011.