Pamela Melroy
Pamela Ann Melroy (born September 17, 1961) is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. She was the Deputy Administrator of NASA from 2021 until 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. 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.[1]
Pamela Melroy | |
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.jpeg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 15th Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
| In office June 21, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | James Morhard |
| Succeeded by | Matthew P. Anderson (nominee) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pamela Ann Melroy 17 September 1961 (aged 64) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 38d 20h 6m |
| Selection | NASA Group 15 (1994) |
| Missions | STS-92 STS-112 STS-120 |
Mission insignia |    |
Melroy will be inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.[2][3]
Pamela Melroy Media
Melroy aboard the ISS during STS-112
Pam Melroy in 2022 by Christopher Michel
References
- ↑ "NASA - Veteran Astronaut Pam Melroy Leaves NASA". www.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Rochester woman to be inducted into US Astronaut Hall of Fame". WSYR. 2020-01-25. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ↑ "1-on-1 with Pamela Melroy: Rochester native to be inducted in Astronaut Hall of Fame". RochesterFirst. 2020-01-24. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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