Pamela Melroy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pamela Melroy
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1961(1961-09-17)
Age	63
Birthplace	Palo Alto
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Pamela Melroy Biography

Pamela Melroy is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on September 17, 1961 in Palo Alto, California, United States. An experienced space pilot with three space missions She is the third woman to lead the Space Shuttle mission.

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Melroy was commissioned through Air Force ROTC, Detachment 365, in 1983. After completing a master’s degree, she attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas and was graduated in 1985. She flew the KC-10 for six years at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana, as a copilot, aircraft commander and instructor pilot. Melroy is a veteran of Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, with over 200 combat and combat support hours. In June 1991, she attended the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Upon her graduation, she was assigned to the C-17 Combined Test Force, where she served as a test pilot until her selection for the astronaut program. She has logged over 5,000 hours of flight time in over 50 different aircraft. Melroy retired from the Air Force in February 2007.

Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in December 1994, Melroy reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. She completed a year of training and evaluation and was qualified for flight assignment as a shuttle pilot. Initially assigned to astronaut support duties for launch and landing, she also worked Advanced Projects for the Astronaut Office. She also performed CAPCOM duties in mission control. Melroy served on the Columbia Reconstruction Team as the lead for the crew module and served as deputy project manager for the Columbia crew survival investigation team. In her final position, she served as branch chief for the Orion branch of the Astronaut Office.

She was married to Douglas Hollett.

Pamela Melroy Net Worth

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

She rose to an rank of Colonel within the U.S. Air Force.

She piloted her initial two Space Shuttle missions.

Pamela Anne Melroy (born September 17, 1961) is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded mission STS-120 before leaving the agency in August 2009. After serving as Deputy Program Manager, Space Exploration Initiatives with Lockheed Martin, Melroy joined the Federal Aviation Administration in 2011, where she was a senior technical advisor and director of field operations for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

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STS-92 Discovery (October 11–24, 2000) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida and returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During the 13-day flight, the seven member crew attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station using Discovery’s robotic arm and performed four space walks to configure these elements. This expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared the station for its first resident crew. The STS-92 mission was accomplished in 202 orbits, traveling 5.3 million miles in 12 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 25 seconds.

Facts & Trivia

Pamela Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pamela Melroy celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.

Melroy will be inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in May 2020.