Jan Davis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jan Davis
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1953(1953-11-01)
Age	71
Birthplace	Cocoa Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jan Davis Biography

Jan Davis is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on November 1, 1953 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States. Nancy Jan Davis, nee Smotherman, was born November 1, 1953. She is an American astronaut. Davis spent 673 hours in space, making her a veteran of three space missions. NASA has now retired her.

STS-47, Spacelab-J was the 50th Space Shuttle mission. This joint venture between Japan and the United States conducted 43 experiments in materials processing and life sciences. It was launched on September 12, 1992. She was responsible for the operation of Spacelab and its subsystems, as well as performing various experiments during the eight-day mission. Mark C. Lee, Davis’s husband at the time, was STS-47’s payload commander. STS-47 Endeavour successfully completed 126 orbits around the Earth and landed at Kennedy Space Center September 20, 1992.

Davis was the payload commander for STS-85, which was launched on Discovery on August 7, 1997. During this 12-day mission, Davis deployed and retrieved the CRISTA-SPAS payload, and operated the Japanese Manipulator Flight Demonstration (MFD) robotic arm. The mission also included several other scientific payloads for the conduct of research on astronomy, Earth sciences, life sciences, and materials science. The mission was accomplished in 189 Earth orbits, traveling 4.7 million miles. The STS-85 Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center on August 19, 1997.

She has been awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal in 1998, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1995 and 2002, and the NASA Space Flight Medal in 1992, 1994, and 1997, the NASA Fellowship for Full-Time Study in 1983, the ASME National Old Guard Prize in 1978, the ASME Ralph Coates Roe Medal in

2001. She has been inducted to the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame, the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame, and the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive.

In June 1987, Davis was made an astronaut. She began her career in the Astronaut Office Mission Design Branch where she was responsible for technical support for Space shuttle payloads. After this Davis became a CAPCOM (Communications Officer) in Mission Control. She was responsible for communication with Shuttle crews on seven missions. After her first space flight Davis was appointed the Astronaut Office representative for Remote Manipulator Systems (RMS). This position was responsible for RMS operations and training as well as payloads. After her second space flight she was elected Chairperson of NASA Education Working Group, and Chief of the Payloads Branch. This branch provided support to the Astronaut Office for all Shuttle and International Space Station payloads. Davis, a veteran of three space missions, has spent over 673 hours in space. Davis was a mission specialist for STS-47 in 1992, STS-60 1994 and STS-85 1997. She also served as the payload commander for STS-85 in 1997.

Jan Davis Net Worth

Jan Davis is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jan Davis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1971, she graduated from Huntsville High School. She received a bachelor of science degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1975 in applied biology. Auburn University also gave her a 1977 master of science in mechanical engineering. In 1983, she received a master of sciences degree and in 1985, a doctorate. Both degrees were in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Davis graduated from Auburn University in 1977. She joined Texaco, Bellaire, Texas in 1977 as a petroleum engineer for tertiary oil extraction. In 1979, she left to become an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. She was appointed team leader in the Structural Analysis Division. Her team was responsible for structural analysis and verification of HST (Hubble Space Telescope), HST maintenance mission, as well as the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility. She was also the lead engineer in the design of the attachment ring for the solid rocket booster external tank. Davis completed her graduate work at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. She studied the long-term strength of pressure vessels based on the viscoelastic properties of filament-wound materials. She is the holder of one patent and has published several technical papers.

STS-60 was the second flight of Spacehab (Space Habitation Module) and the first flight of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF). Launched on February 3, 1994, this flight was the first Space Shuttle flight on which a Russian cosmonaut was a crew member. During the eight-day mission, her prime responsibility was to maneuver the WSF on the RMS, to conduct thin film crystal growth and she was also responsible for performing scientific experiments in the Spacehab. The STS-60 Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center on February 11, 1994, after completing 130 orbits of the Earth.

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Jan Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jan Davis celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

Who is Jan Davis husband?

Personal life. Davis secretly married fellow astronaut Mark C. Lee , whom she had met during training for the flight in January 1991. They were the first (and so far only) married couple to fly together in space.

Has any couple gone to space?

That distinction goes to Mark Lee and Jan Davis , two NASA astronauts who were secretly married shortly before liftoff on the space shuttle Endeavour in

1992. In the wake of that flight, NASA changed its policies to forbid married couples from flying together.

Can you get erect in space?

Blood flow is essential to get an erection, and lower blood pressure would mean it would be harder to get an erection — and harder to keep it going. There’s another issue that might make your stiffy collapse — testosterone levels fall while in space.

How much do astronauts get paid?

Astronauts who work for civilian agencies like NASA earn a base salary of $104,898 per year. However, their salaries can increase to $161,141 per year. Furthermore, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that he would be willing to pay his astronauts up to $500,000 for a trip to Mars.

Has anyone gotten pregnant in space?

As a result NASA’s official policy forbids pregnancy in space. Female astronauts are tested regularly in the 10 days prior to launch. And sex in space is very much frowned upon. So far the have been no confirmed instances of coitus, though lots of speculation.