Stephanie Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephanie Wilson
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Sep 27, 1966(1966-09-27)
Age	58
Birthplace	Boston
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Virgo

Stephanie Wilson Biography

Stephanie Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on September 27, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The second African American woman to visit space, she took part in NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station.

She was followed by her fellow spaceflight astronaut Preceded by fellow astronaut Mae Jemison, she was the second African American woman in space. Preceded by fellow astronaut Mae Jemison, she was the second African American woman in space., she was the first African American woman in space.

Stephanie Diana Wilson (born September 27, 1966) is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions, and is the second African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison. Her 42 days in space are the most of any African American astronaut, male or female.

Wilson worked for two years for the former Martin Marietta Astronautics Group in Denver, Colorado. As a Loads and Dynamics engineer for the Titan IV rocket, Wilson was responsible for performing coupled loads analyses for the launch vehicle and payloads during flight events. Wilson left Martin Marietta in 1990 to attend graduate school at the University of Texas. Her research focused on the control and modeling of large, flexible space structures.

She got married Julius McCurdy.

Stephanie Wilson Net Worth

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

She was a student at Harvard University and the University of Texas.

She was Mission Specialist on STS-120, STS-121, and STS-131.

Stephanie Wilson was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27, 1966. About a year later, her parents, Eugene and Barbara Wilson, decided to move to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Eugene, a native of Nesmith, South Carolina, used his electronics training from his time in the Navy to get himself a degree from Northeastern University and a long career in electrical engineering for Raytheon, Sprague Electric, and Lockheed Martin, while Barbara worked as a production assistant for Lockheed Martin. After attending Stearns Elementary School, she attended Crosby Junior High School. For a career awareness class in middle school, Wilson was assigned to interview someone in a field that interested her. Since she liked to look up at the sky, she interviewed Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff,, clarifying her potential career interest in space. In high school, Eugene encouraged Stephanie to go into engineering, so she decided to become an aerospace engineer. Wilson graduated from Taconic High School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1984. She attended Harvard University, receiving a bachelor of science degree in engineering science in 1988. Wilson earned a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, in 1992. Wilson has returned to Harvard as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers. She was the Chief Marshal for the 362nd Harvard Commencement on May 30, 2013.

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Who is Stephanie Wilson Dating?

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STS-131 (April 5–20, 2010) was a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Discovery was launched pre-dawn from Kennedy Space Center. Once docked to the space station, the crew delivered more than 27,000 pounds of hardware, supplies, experiments and equipment, including a tank full of ammonia coolant that required three spacewalks and robotics to install, new crew sleeping quarters, a window observation facility and a freezer for experiments. During the mission, Wilson was responsible for robotics for spacewalking support using the space station robotic arm and for robotic removal of the “Leonardo” Multi-Purpose Logistics Module from the payload bay of Discovery. For the return to Earth, Wilson robotically installed Leonardo, which was packed with more than 6,000 pounds of hardware, science results and used supplies, inside Discovery’s payload bay. The STS-131 mission was accomplished in 15 days, 2 hours, 47 minutes and 10 seconds and traveled 6,232,235 statute miles in 238 orbits.

Facts & Trivia

Stephanie Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stephanie Wilson celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

On October 18, 2019, Wilson was ground controller at Houston for the first all woman spacewalk by Christina Koch and Jessica Meir

What does Stephanie Wilson do now?

Wilson has also served as a member of the 2009, 2013 and 2017 Astronaut Selection Boards. In 2020, she was named to the Artemis Team of 18 astronauts eligible for the early moon missions. In 2021, she served as a Back-up to the Crew-3 ISS Mission Specialists and she is currently the Deputy of the Assigned Crew Branch.

How old is astronaut Stephanie Wilson?

55 years (September 27, 1966)

When was Stephanie Wilson born?

September 27, 1966 (age 55 years)

Where was Stephanie Wilson born?

Boston, MA

Is Stephanie Wilson married?

Personal life. Wilson is a Christian. Her hobbies include skiing and stamp collecting. She is married to Julius McCurdy.