Jeanette J. Epps

What I respect most about Jeanette Epps is the patience of her path. She earned a PhD in aerospace engineering and proved herself as a working engineer before reaching orbit, never taking the shortcut. As the first African-American woman to take part in the CAVES training and a veteran of 232 days aboard the ISS, she carries real historical weight, yet her story reads as quiet, methodical persistence rather than spectacle. Coming out of Syracuse, she built her ambitions brick by brick. I find that kind of steady, hard-earned excellence far more inspiring than any overnight rise, and her career feels genuinely earned.

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Name (English)

Jeanette J. Epps

Name (Japanese)

ジャネット・エップス

Reading

じゃねっと・えっぷす

Born

November 3, 1970 (age 55)

Origin

Syracuse, New York, United States

Occupation

astronaut / engineer / military flight engineer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

High school

Corcoran High School

University

Le Moyne College

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanette%20Epps
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175883

Tags

• New York
• astronaut
• engineer
• military flight engineer

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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