![]() ![]() ![]() It was a little bit early for me since I was in California, but in getting the call from Mr. It has been some time, but I do remember getting the call in the morning. You’re very qualified but we’re not quite ready for you yet,” and I sent in another application in the ’95-’96 cycle and received some positive feedback to come here for the interview process and was subsequently selected.ĭo you recall where you were, what you were doing when you got the call to say, “Hey, come on down.” I believe I had two applications and the first was in 1993 and I was, of course, sent a very nice letter, “Thank you for your application. What was that time duration like from the first time you sent in an application to when you were selected? How long was it and how many applications? There I worked mostly on the Galileo as a member of the attitude control sub group and from JPL I sent in my application here to Johnson Space Center for the astronaut corps and was accepted into the class of 1996. I did loads and dynamics works on the Titan IV launch vehicle, and I also worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. My first job was with the former Martin Marietta Astronautics in Denver. Recount for us then the steps that you took to get to NASA and then subsequent to that, how you ended up then becoming an astronaut. Later, I became more interested in engineering and decided that I would study engineering in college and perhaps that aerospace engineering would be a good combination of my interests in astronomy and my interest in engineering. I thought that astronomy was a fantastic career, being able to teach, being able to see events in the heavens and to do the observations. I interviewed a local area astronomy professor. When I was about thirteen I was given a school assignment in a Career Awareness class to interview someone that worked in the career field in which I was interested. I attended Harvard University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Sciences, and I attended the University of Texas in Austin and received a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering.ĭo you recall at what point in life you decided that you wanted to become an astronaut? Tell us the steps you took post high school, after high school graduation. Walk us through your educational background. I had a lot of interests, and for school studies, I was interested in math and science and English, in reading and writing. I also played clarinet, so I was in the marching band, an orchestra, a jazz band and a woodwind quintet. It is very exciting, and we have a very warm feeling when we pass over our hometowns or our home states. On my second flight, though, when we passed over Massachusetts there was a little bit of cloud cover, so I wasn’t able to get as nice of a picture, but we did take some. We had a very clear view of Massachusetts so I was able to get some nice clean pictures. On either occasion did you happen to see that area from space, and what was that like if you did? ![]() There’s a very strong sense of community, and I feel that that’s one of the biggest points that’s affected me as I’ve been growing up, the fact that it has a strong sense of community. What was it like growing up there? How did that place influence who you’ve become? That’s where I attended elementary, middle and high school, and that’s the place that I consider to be my hometown. I was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and lived there for about a year before my parents decided to move to the western part of the state, Pittsfield, Massachusetts., and I consider Pittsfield to be my hometown. Tell us about the place that you consider to be your hometown and what it was like growing up there. Photo Credit: NASA This is the STS-131 interview with Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson. STS-131 Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson, attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. ![]()
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