Joe F. Edwards

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Joe F. Edwards
Joe F. Edwards
Country: United States
Organization: NASA
selected on December 9, 1994
( 15th NASA Group )
Calls: 1 space flight
Begin: January 23, 1998
Landing: January 31, 1998
Time in space: 8d 19h 48min
retired on April 30, 2000
Space flights

Joe Frank Edwards Jr. (born February 3, 1958 in Richmond , Virginia ) is a retired American astronaut .

Activity as a pilot

Joe Edwards received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1980 and a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1994 . In the United States Navy he became a naval aviator in 1982. In 1983 he completed several escort and reconnaissance flights over Lebanon . In 1984 he completed his training at the US Navy Fighter Weapons School, and in 1986 at the US Naval Test Pilot School.

In 1991, his aircraft lost its radar system over the Persian Gulf at an altitude of almost 10,000 m. This penetrated the cockpit of his F-14 Tomcat . Seriously injured, however, he managed to land on the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower with his badly damaged machine .

Astronaut activity

In December 1994, Edwards was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate.

STS-89

On January 23, 1998, Edwards took off as a pilot of the space shuttle Endeavor to the Mir space station . One of the tasks of the mission was to exchange the US astronaut David Wolf on board the Mir for Andy Thomas . Scientific equipment and supplies were also brought to the Mir.

According to NASA

In June 2002, Edwards was named Chairman and CEO of the National Science Center in Augusta .

Private

Joe Edwards is married with one child.

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Commons : Joe F. Edwards, Jr.  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Edwards, Joe F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edwards, Joe Frank Junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American astronaut
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd February 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond , Virginia