Jeanette Epps was born in Syracuse, New York,[1] one of seven children born to Henry and Luberta (née Jackson) Epps, southerners who moved to Syracuse as part of the Great Migration.[4][5] She graduated from Corcoran High School in Syracuse and earned a bachelor in science from Le Moyne College and an M.S. and a Ph.D in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland.[1][6][7][8]
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After graduating, Epps worked in research at Ford Motor Company, then as a Technical Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency.[6]. In June 2009 she was selected as an astronaut candidate, and [1] She qualified as an astronaut in 2011,[6] and subsequently served as an aquanaut aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory during the NEEMO 18 undersea exploration mission for nine days from July 21, 2014. [9][10] On January 5, 2016 NASA announced that Epps was set to become the first African American space station crew member in May 2018, as a flight engineer on Expedition 56, remaining on board for Expedition 57,[11] however, on January 16, 2018 it was reported that Epps had been replaced on the crew of Expedition 56 by Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor. [12]
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